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Building the YCFCU Digital Learning Center 

Yirgacheffe Union Academy Secondary School in Dilla, Ethiopia has seven working computers for more than 350 students. Proceeds from two of our contracted Yirgacheffe lots go to the school's new computer lab. Buying the coffee is the contribution. The school's budget and the running total are published on this page.

Raised $11,220.00
Goal $55,000.00
To go $43,780.00
20% funded

Where the money goes

Proceeds from these coffees go to the lab. Nothing is added at checkout.

The union's plan and program department manages the purchase and the build with the school's head teacher and IT staff.

Monthly updates, photos during the build, and a final accounting when students are using the lab.

Coffees That Fund the Lab Build

For every box of the below Royal Gems, Royal will contribute $25 per box toward the project.

Staff Pick Ethiopia

ROYAL GEM ETHIOPIA YIRGACHEFFE 2 WASHED FT-FLO ORGANIC BANKO DHADHATO YCFCU COMPUTER LAB BUILD

Pluot, hibiscus, white tea, maple syrup

455.50 per box
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Staff Pick Ethiopia

ROYAL GEM ETHIOPIA YIRGACHEFFE 2 WASHED FT-FLO ORGANIC HALO BARITI YCFCU COMPUTER LAB BUILD

White peach, bergamot, rose, honey

$455.50 per box
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Staff Pick Ethiopia

ETHIOPIA YIRGACHEFFE 2 WASHED FT-FLO ORGANIC BANKO DHADHATO YCFCU COMPUTER LAB BUILD

Pluot, hibiscus, white tea, maple syrup

$7.16/lb
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Yirgacheffe Union Academy, Dilla, Ethiopia

Yirgacheffe Union Academy, Dilla, Ethiopia

Yirgacheffe Union Academy Secondary School opened in 2017. YCFCU's member cooperatives voted to build it at their general assembly and paid for it with accumulated Fairtrade premiums. The union puts money into the operating budget each year to keep tuition within reach for local families. Enrollment was 100 students at the opening and has exceeded 350 students.  

Computer studies is now a compulsory subject on Ethiopia's national secondary exams, and the Ministry of Education standard for a school this size is 40 machines. The school currently has only seven computers that work. 

Donate Directly

If you’d like to support the project but aren’t in the market for green coffee, you can also make a direct contribution through our GoFundMe campaign.

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