Empowering Young People. Transforming Coffee
Ushirikka unites youth across Uganda's coffee value chain, from farm to cup, with the skills, connections and market access to turn coffee into opportunity.
A youth-owned alliance, built by the coffee sector's next generation.
Ushirikka Youth Coffee Alliance brings together young people across the entire coffee value chain: farming, training, grading, trading, marketing and climate-smart agriculture.
We're not simply selling coffee. We're building a youth-led movement that bridges the gaps in skills, connections and market access holding young people back from the industry.
Support across every stage of the value chain.
Farmers & Production
Supporting young farmers with knowledge, quality inputs and sustainable farming practices.
Skills & Opportunity
Training youth in barista skills, coffee grading, and entrepreneurship for real employment.
Markets & Trade
Connecting youth producers with buyers, cooperatives and export opportunities.
Climate & Resilience
Agroforestry, climate-smart agriculture and ecosystem restoration.
One chain, one alliance: from the first cherry to the final cup.
Farm
Young farmers growing coffee
Production
Sustainable, climate-smart practices
Processing
Grading and quality control
Skills
Barista and business training
Market
Buyer and cooperative linkages
Export
International trade partnerships
Impact
Livelihoods and community change
Real work, real results.
Youth Seedling & Input Distribution
Supported young coffee farmers with access to quality seedlings and essential agricultural inputs, enabling them to establish and expand coffee farms while strengthening their participation in the coffee value chain.
850+ youth farmers supported
Youth Barista Academy
A comprehensive training program that has trained over 100 young people in professional barista skills, coffee grading, and customer service. Graduates are now working in cafes, hotels, and coffee shops across Uganda.
100+ youth trained
Agroforestry for Climate Resilience
Planting 10,000+ shade trees in coffee-growing areas to improve climate resilience, coffee quality, and provide additional income sources for farmers through timber and fruit production.
10,000+ trees planted
Numbers that trace back to real people.
Every figure here represents a young person trained, a farm supported, or coffee that made it further than it would have alone.
Want to work with us or support what we're building?
Whether you farm, trade, or simply care about youth in coffee, we'd like to hear from you.