The Lavazza Foundation: the Projects

Founded in 2004, the Giuseppe e Pericle Lavazza Ngo Foundation promotes and implements economic, social and environmental sustainability projects, to support coffee producing communities around the world.

To achieve meaningful results, the Foundation undertakes development projects in partnership with private citizens as well as international organizations, and NGOs. It is only through teamwork that the living conditions in coffee-producing communities can be effectively improved.

2018 results

3
Continents involved: America, Africa, Asia
24
Projects
17
Producing countries
94,000
and more producer beneficiaries

Projects supported by the Lavazza Foundation have the primary objective of helping coffee producers to improve the yield and quality of their products by forging agricultural best practices and developing entrepreneurial skills.

The objectives of the projects

Supporting young people in their homelands to enable them to develop their own business activities in the coffee industry.

Promoting gender balance within households and communities to enhance the role of women.

Encouraging better access to food resources and promoting production diversification.

Providing agricultural best practice training to producers.

Supporting reforestation and responding effectively to the effects of climate change.

The projects

The Dominican Republic and Haiti
Guatemala
Trifinio region (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras)
Colombia
Peru
Brazil

Uganda
Tanzania
Ethiopia

Vietnam
Indonesia
India

Innovating to beat climate change

How the Farmer Field School supports small producers in Vietnam.

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The process of becoming a business

How to increase the work efficiency of coffee producers in northern Tanzania.

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Rebirth through coffee

How to enhance local excellence and restore hope to the communities of Guatemala.

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Our commitment is certified

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Lavazza is a proud recipient of the Rainforest Alliance certification, a recognition of our tireless efforts to safeguard the land and enrich the lives of those who grow our product, while fostering a model for conscientious consumption.

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Our respect and commitment to the environment is also reflected in Lavazza being Non-GMO Project Verified. All our coffee is GMO-free, because we believe in providing a pure, 100% natural product to our customers worldwide.