Land-Reborn Coffee: From Illegal Crops to Permanent Hope Between the Nariño Valley in southern Colombia, the land that once planted illegal crops has now transformed into a shelter to promote permaculture. All this starts with the silent hard work of the Jesuit priest Padre Joe.

Coffee that Builds Resilience: empowering families and future generations. In Ethiopia’s Bale region, coffee is more than a crop—it is a lifeline for many families. Decades of unrest have damaged the economy and infrastructure, leaving the coffee industry behind other regions like Yirgacheffe and Guji.

Coffee that Renews Hope: from Opium Fields to Arabica. In the mountains of Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, the Karen people once relied heavily on opium cultivation. In the 1970s, King Bhumibol launched the “Royal Project” to encourage replacing opium with coffee, gradually bringing change to the region.