Costa

ABOUT THE FOUNDATION

We set up the Costa Foundation in 2006 to give something back to communities within the countries from which we source our coffee beans.

The Foundation will implement programmes to improve the social and economic welfare within these communities.

PLANS FOR 2008/9

Education is a key focus of the Foundation. In 2008/9 we are building, improving and maintaining schools within eight coffee-growing communities in Colombia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Guatemala and Costa Rica. This is really making a big difference in regions where children have a 3-hour walk to school, or have no access to clean water, sanitation, transport or food for school meals.

In addition to the eight new projects, four projects have now been completed and on our Colombia and Uganda project pages you can view videos that show the results.

WORKING WITH THE CHARITIES TRUST

The Costa Foundation is working with an independent charity partner, Charities Trust, and is operating under the auspices of Charities Trust's registered charity number 327489.

Charities Trust is wholly responsible for the administration of the Costa Foundation.

This allows the Costa Foundation trustees to concentrate on determining which projects to support and getting behind their people's fundraising efforts.

Charities Trust will also claim Gift-Aid and provide management reports detailing where monies have been raised and then allocated to projects.

Find out more about the charitable status of the Costa Foundation.