Farm Africa returns as charity partner at The London Coffee Festival

Farm Africa is proud to be returning to The London Coffee Festival as the charity partner for a third year.

Taking place from 15 – 18 May, the four-day event embraces London’s bustling and vibrant coffee scene with coffee companies, tastings, demonstrations from world-class baristas and music all on offer.

This year marks Farm Africa’s 40th anniversary and to celebrate we will be giving away lots of prizes at the festival. If you are going to the festival, visit the bag stand at the Brick Lane entrance to get your iconic London Coffee Festival tote bag for a suggested donation of £5, and you will be entered into a prize draw to win some fantastic prizes.

Farm Africa works with coffee farmers in Ethiopia, Uganda and DR Congo and all donations will go towards supporting farmers in eastern Africa adapt to climate change and increase their incomes, so that they can feed their families and send their children to school.

A huge 80% of East African coffee is grown by smallholder farmers, who depend on coffee farming for their income, yet bear the brunt of climate change and live in poverty.

You can visit our stand HP26B in Hyde Park to find out more about our work with coffee farmers, who grow the coffee you love to drink. At our stand you can also take part in our daily ‘Guess the beans’ competition, with more amazing prizes on offer for those who guess correctly.

Thank you to all of our incredibly generous London Coffee Festival prize partners: RH Amar, Bean Sculpt, Kiboko Coffee, Farmer J, Ahmad Tea, African Kingdom and ECoffee Cup. They are helping Farm Africa boost engagement and fundraising through our prize draw and competition.

Watch our video to find out more about where we will be at the festival and how we support smallholder coffee farmers across eastern Africa:

Anissa Msallem, Head of Partnerships at Farm Africa, will be speaking at a session during the festival: ‘In Hard Times, What Does Sustainability Stand For? Does It Matter?’ Join the talk at The Lab on 15 May to hear Anissa and fellow industry leaders explore why sustainability is the backbone of long-term success and why, now more than ever, action matters.

The London Coffee Festival will be held at The Truman Brewery on Brick Lane in London. Find out more and book your tickets here: www.londoncoffeefestival.com.