Impact Highlights

From training to transformation

Our Theory of Change

Our work follows a sequenced pathway:

Access → Agency → Earnings

We increase access to training, capital, and markets; strengthen women’s agency within households and value chains; and translate both into sustained income gains.

Our Impact Framework

Impact To Date

1248

1

Number of farmers enrolled into Bean Voyage Program


156,929 KG

2

Amount of coffee cold from women-led farms by Bean Voyage


$1,559,362

3

Income earned from coffee sales by participants


$8.231

4

Average Return on Investment for each dollar invested in training + seed funds + marketing of coffee.

Case Study

Ericka, Ruben and her three daughters were the first to believe in our organization. Ever since, we have been working closely with her entire family.

Results

COFFEE SOLD

~700 lb annually to a premium buyer in Taiwan.

ANNUAL INCOME

$9,000 (above global Arabica market rates).

CUMULATIVE PREMIUM

~$14,231

ROI

3.4x

Ericka’s story

We met Ericka in 2016.

Attention to detail, perseverance and love are a few words that describe Ericka Mora. She is the leader of E&F, which is an artisanal coffee farm producing deliciously high quality coffee located 1,600 meters above sea level in San Marcos, Costa Rica. However, things weren't always this way for Ericka.

Ericka had suffered from bone cancer that led her to amputate her right leg in 2015. The income she was able to receive coffee at the time wasn’t sufficient to cover neither her personal nor business expenses, and she and her family had to seek ways to improve their income sources.

Ericka’s story shows that a modest investment (~$350/year) generates long-term, sustained economic and social returns.

Our vision

100,000 women coffee farmers by 2030.

DELIVER

Direct-to-Farmers | 2000 farmers trained, funded, and connected to markets

CATALYZE

Business-to-Business | 5000 farmers supported through peer organizations that are trained and professionalized

INFLUENCE

Sector-wise adoption | Shift norms to reach 930K producers in Latin America