Organic Ray of Light Coffee, 5lb whole bean

The coffee farmers of Norandino Cooperative in Northern Peru have been long-time partners of Equal Exchange. Several years ago, their organization committed to advancing gender equity and have since shown how cooperatives like theirs, rooted in democratic principles, can transform. They’ve built gender equity goals into their strategic business plan, they structure salaries to equally compensate women and men in similar positions, and they’ve formalized a sexual harassment policy and have response protocols in place. One of their staff, Claudia Vasquez, noted upon leaving the training with renewed inspiration, “Although we recognize that there is still much to be done, especially with regard to the incorporation of more women in decision-making roles, we are confident that we are taking fundamental steps to overcome these challenges.”