This past week several members of our team travelled south to spend a few days with about two hundred high school students. Twice a month we hold English classes at this same high school, but on this trip we had a different purpose. We believe that education is a large part of what enables change, and our goal in this two-day training was to educate these young people on the realities of HIV and AIDS. (more…)

Considering what to do for Thanksgiving?  If you live in Kunming, go by Wicker Basket and enjoy their amazing Thanksgiving meal for only 50 RMB.  Even better, they will be serving Hani Coffee for free!  This is our gift to you, our customers, saying thank you for supporting the work among the Hani.  There are two Wicker Basket locations that will be serving free Hani Coffee:

West Side Wicker Basket - Kai Yuan Xiao Qu, Building 11, # 1-4
North Side Wicker Basket – Bei Chen Xiao Qu

As you enjoy that wonderful cup of coffee this Thanksgiving, just remember you are helping bring life change to the Hani.  Don’t forget to pick a bag up on your way out!

From time to time, we receive emails, notes, and letters about Hani Coffee.  How joyful we are to hear from people who love the taste of our coffee, wholeheartedly support our company and vision, and are passionate about spreading the word.  We wanted to share with you a few of those comments: (more…)

With the holiday season coming around the corner, those of us at Hani Coffee have been hard at work to make your holiday shopping just a little easier. Like you, we want to give the very best to those we love, and we believe that we’ve found just the thing. (more…)

Hey! We here at Hani Coffee Co. wanted to take a minute to thank all of you for your support and encouragement! We continue to learn and grow in this adventure to bring you great coffee and make a difference. We are excited about the coming year in being able to serve you as well as the wonderful Hani people here in SW China. (more…)

For several years Hani Coffee has served with friends from Texas to host an English camp at a high school a few hours outside of Kunming. The camp is a great opportunity to connect with students and teachers as well. Each class has between 50 to 60 students and lasts 45 minutes. During the week there is much joy, laughter and fun as we work together to encourage and build a learning foundation amongst the students. (more…)

In a previous blog you read about the precious people who live in the “Golden Triangle”.  You learned that the people who live in these beautiful tropical mountains, are impacted by human trafficking, drug trade, sex trade, child labor, abuse and slavery.  It is a place where poverty, sexually transmitted disease and pain are commonplace.  And to add to that, the area is suffering along with the rest of the province from a severe drought. (more…)

In March, a team of folks from all over the world will travel to a place known as the Golden Triangle.  It is a place where 3 countries share borders, and the people of the area travel freely between countries.  It is a fertile land where everything from coffee to mangoes are grown.  It is also a place of extreme poverty.  The farmers claw at the dirt to make enough money to keep the family fed.  Many are uneducated and with such high poverty, many children begin farming alongside their parents when other children are headed to kindergarten.  When all those factors come together, there are severe human tragedies.
Hidden by the beautiful tropical mountains and lush forests there, human trafficking, drug trade, sex trade, child labor, abuse and slavery are commonplace.  In this place of poverty, AIDS, and pain, half of the team will be providing basic health, hygiene training, health care screening, and malnutrition supplements in villages and village schools.  They will also be providing AIDS awareness training in a local vocational school to hundreds of high school aged children.  While they are meeting those needs, the other half of the team will be partnering with a local village to provide them with clean drinking water.  They will tap a natural spring almost 5 kilometers from the village and install pipe and water tanks.  This is the first stage of partnering in this area as a new micro-enterprise is started up to grow and process high quality coffee.  This is a great time for you to join the journey.  Stay connected as we keep you updated…

Your friends at: Hani Coffee Co.

We at Hani Coffee want to thank you all!

It has been a great year as we have begun this journey together. We have been able to do so much in the way of meeting needs among the Hani people and their communities. More children now have an opportunity at education; more villages now have access to clean water; and more remote communities continue to receive health and nutrition education!  It truly has been an amazing year.We have begun moving Hani Coffee Co. into the next steps to becoming a business with a vision for making a difference. There are many things to share with you in the coming months, but for now, we want to focus on the holiday and all it brings.

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This past weekend Hani Coffee Co manned a booth at this year’s Annual Christmas Fair hosted by Nordica. Let me just say that it was a huge success! Throughout the two-day event, we were able to not only serve great coffee but also share the heart, vision, and passion behind Hani Coffee Co.

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