Development Partners
Empowering mission-driven organizations to build inclusive, resilient, and market-ready coffee systems
At Vuna, we collaborate with development organizations, foundations, and NGOs to unlock the commercial potential of coffee-producing communities. Our digital platforms, coaching programs, and market access services are designed to build business resilience, strengthen value chains, and promote inclusive growth.
We align our work with global development goals and the priorities of institutions like the Asian Development Bank, focusing on sustainable livelihoods, capacity building, market systems development, gender equity and inclusion.
Our Global Impact
Vuna has supported over 250 organizations across Africa, Asia, and Latin America — including projects funded by USAID, GIZ, Fairtrade International, Rabobank Foundation, and Landell Mills.
We are proud to host a truly global network of coffee farmers, with students in every coffee-producing country.
How Vuna Supports Development Partners
We offer a suite of digital and scalable services tailored to the needs of mission-driven organizations working at origin.
Our approach combines capacity building, business incubation, and verified market access to help partners achieve lasting impact.
Digital marketing campaing for Acorn Rabobank at AFCA 2024
Transforming Communities for Market Success
From forest coffee communities in Ethiopia to unorganized farmers in El Salvador and cooperatives in Timor-Leste, Vuna has consistently built expertise and provided coaching to project beneficiaries, equipping them with the tools and resources needed to become “market ready” and establish strong working relationships with key commercial actors.
Here are some examples of our impact:
Provided education on green coffee trading fundamentals, marketing and branding, gender equity and inclusion, and price fixing.
Trained management teams and cooperative leaders in leadership and management skills.
Launched digital marketing campaigns, including live webinars, to promote projects and secure key commercial partnerships in international premium markets.
Supported the attainment of Fairtrade certification to help secure better prices.