Everything started with my first Walk with Rangers, a two week flagship activity where you get the chance to patrol with rangers and experience their daily life, in July 2018.
As huge fan of documentaries and at a certain point in time I wanted to do more than donating. In 2017 a friend of mine introducd me to Raabia and her Ulinzi Africa Foundation. I got a better understanding about her challenges running the foundation. One of them is to secure enough funding. Planning based on donations is difficult due to unpredictable amounts or timings of donations. After my second walk in July 2018 I had the idea to approach this challenge like a business. It took me some time what kind of business but in the beginning of 2019 I decided to go with the coffee idea. Without having any knowledge about coffee or contacts in Africa I had to learn a lot in the process. Long story short (more in our blog) I registered UCC in September 2019 and when you read this we are hopefully selling our first products! I learned that you don't need to know or to have an answer for everything as long as you are driven to find them, believe in yourself and your idea.
Thank you for making a difference with your love for coffee!