We believe that education is the first step towards a better life and we aim to improve schools in the poorest coffee-farming communities.
Building schools and futures
The farmers who grow coffee around the world are an essential part of our business – we couldn’t keep inspiring the world to love great coffee without them! However, we know that many coffee-growing communities are in remote rural areas in some of the world’s poorest countries, and children in these communities often have little or no access to education.
The mission of the Costa Foundation is to fund schools and school projects in coffee-growing communities which provide the opportunity to access a safe, quality education. The charity does this by:
- Building new schools or extending existing ones.
- Investing in water supplies and providing electricity.
- Furnishing the new buildings.
- Providing computers and other essential technology.
- Building toilets and teacher accommodation.
- Promoting gender equality.
- Developing land for students to grow crops.
Change a child’s life story
Education is the key to changing children’s life stories, so we’re working hard to build quality schools. They are built in some of the world’s most remote communities, with locations carefully chosen to provide support where it is most needed.
The Costa Foundation supports these communities without expecting anything in return, which means we are often helping farmers in areas where we are not able to buy coffee. We don’t do things by halves, and we definitely don’t do average. Our fundraising builds brilliant schools for amazing young people.
10 different countries across the coffee belt now benefit from a Costa Foundation school project, including Colombia, Uganda and Vietnam. We’re really proud of all that the charity has achieved so far and are looking forward to changing the life stories of even more children in the future.
10 different countries across the coffee belt now benefit from a Costa Foundation school project, including Colombia, Uganda and Vietnam
Student stories
The Costa Foundation has made a huge difference in schools. Before, students had poor facilities and outdated equipment that made learning hard. Now, thanks to the foundation’s hard work, schools are better equipped and provide a great learning environment. This helps students do well in their studies and sets a strong foundation for the future of the communities the Costa Foundation serves.
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Coffee with Commitment
Learn more about our Sustainability programme, Coffee with Commitment – our plan to drive positive change, giving back to the communities we’re apart of, sourcing the resource we use sustainably, and helping the environment in every way we can.
Costa Coffee Gibraltar x Cancer Relief
We are proud to partner with Cancer Relief Gibraltar for their “Paws for a Cause” initiative, Fun Run Day initiative, & during their annual coffee morning, £1 from every drink sold is donated to Cancer Relief Gibraltar. We have also done Local individuals Coffee Mornings to raise funds for Cancer Relief and the Costa Foundation. Together we’re raising awareness, enjoyment and vital funds.