Bean Voyage

We love this season of gratitude as it allows us to reflect on the many things we’re thankful for. This year has been especially meaningful, bringing opportunities to collaborate with incredible women coffee producers and dedicated professionals across the coffee value chain. It’s been a year filled with many laughs, tears of joy, and new and strengthened friendships! We are deeply grateful to YOU for being part of this journey and making it such a special year for us. Here are a few snapshots of our favorite moments from 2024. Wishing everyone a joyful holiday season filled with warmth, hope, and courage to create the changes we need for ourselves and our communities. May this season provide not only a safe space but also a brave one to nurture resilience and possibility. Sending big hugs and heartfelt gratitude your way. Happy Holidays! ❤️ — Nos encanta esta temporada de gratitud, ya que nos da la oportunidad de reflexionar sobre todas las cosas por las que estamos agradecidxs. Este año ha sido especialmente significativo, lleno de oportunidades para colaborar con increíbles mujeres productoras de café y profesionales comprometidxs a lo largo de la cadena de valor del café. ¡Ha sido un año lleno de risas, lágrimas de alegría y amistades nuevas y fortalecidas! Estamos profundamente agradecidxs contigo por ser parte de este viaje y por hacer que este año sea tan especial para nosotrxs. Aquí compartimos algunos de nuestros momentos favoritos de 2024. Les deseamos a todxs una temporada festiva llena de alegría, calidez, esperanza y valentía para crear los cambios que necesitamos para nosotrxs mismxs y nuestras comunidades. Que esta temporada nos brinde no solo un espacio seguro, sino también un espacio valiente para fortalecer nuestra resiliencia y nuestras posibilidades. Les enviamos abrazos enormes y nuestra más sincera gratitud. ¡Felices fiestas! ❤️

At Bean Voyage, we have been working with incredible smallholder women coffee farmers across regions of Mexico, so it felt right to host the 2024 Women Powered Coffee Summit in one of Mexico's Pueblos Mágicos, Cordoba. Over 200 guests flew in from around the world, including 40 producers from our producer network in Costa Rica, 10 producers in Colombia, and more, to join us for four days in October 2024 to celebrate women in coffee! The days were filled with inspirational talks, engaging workshops, and memorable cultural experiences, converging the beauty of the backdrop in Ex-Hacienda Toxpan with the buzz of the coffee world. Read our blog to learn more about what exactly happened over the 4 magical days!

🌱 We’re honored to share that Bean Voyage has been selected as a recipient of the Zendesk Foundation’s Tech for Good Impact Award! This incredible support will help us expand our mission to empower smallholder coffee producers and strengthen our community impact. With access to new tools and resources, we’re even more energized to continue working alongside our partners to foster resilience and amplify the voices of those we collaborate with. Grateful to Zendesk and excited to embark on this next chapter! 💚 #TechForGood #BeanVoyage https://lnkd.in/gpKR4ccB

🌟 Can you believe it’s been a whole month since we gathered at the beautiful Ex Hacienda Toxpan in Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico, for our third Women-Powered Coffee Summit? The time may have flown by, but the emotions, insights, and connections from this incredible coffee event are still with us! 💫 Relive the experience by watching this video, and be sure to join us next year for even more inspiration and community! 🎥✨ --- 🌟 ¿Puedes creer que ya ha pasado un mes desde que nos reunimos en la hermosa Ex Hacienda Toxpan en Córdoba, Veracruz, México, para nuestra tercera Cumbre de Mujeres en Café? ¡El tiempo ha pasado rápido, pero las emociones, aprendizajes y conexiones que vivimos en este increíble evento de café aún están con nosotrxs! 💫 Revive la experiencia viendo este video y asegúrate de unirte a nosotrxs el próximo año para más inspiración y comunidad. 🎥✨

We’re thrilled to announce that this year’s Resilient Communities Initiative (RCI) bootcamp in Costa Rica was our largest in-person gathering of smallholder women coffee farmers to date! RCI, an integral part of Bean Voyage’s model, provides smallholder women farmers with essential training, seed funding, and peer mentorship to empower their growth and resilience. A total of 135 women from various coffee producing regions of Costa Rica participated in a dynamic 3-day bootcamp, where each session showcased the incredible potential that emerges when these women are equipped with the right tools and resources. Here are some of the highlights: [1] Gender Workshop: An in-depth exploration of gender roles and their effects on rural communities. [2] Farm Diversification: Hands-on workshops, including soap making and building solar dryers, to introduce new income streams. [3] Biointensive Gardens: Practical training on sustainable farming techniques to ensure long-term profitability.  [4] Panel Discussion: Past seed fund recipients shared inspiring stories about the real-world impact of their projects.  [5] Visioning Exercise: Participants developed actionable farm diversification plans tailored to their individual goals. As a next step, participants will submit income diversification action plans, which will be reviewed by an independent grant review committee. Seed funds, or capital semilla, will be distributed later this year. We extend our heartfelt thanks to our thought partners—MAGMA Communication, Artists For Soup, Finca La Hilda, and the University of Costa Rica—for their invaluable collaboration in making this event a success. A special note of gratitude to The Starbucks Foundation for their unwavering trust and support. Thanks to their backing, this program has evolved from a small pilot into a transformative resource for women farmers across Costa Rica. To explore our previous RCI reports, click here: https://lnkd.in/gvq962C9 Artists For Soup, Starbucks Foundation, Magma Communication

Registro de los talleres que realizamos la semana pasada en el Tolima, Colombia con las asociaciones Café Agrario de Alto Guayabo y AMUCAFLOME, de La Florida. Ambas organizaciones son parte de la red de SIRUMA COFFEE S A S , con quien venimos trabajando desde inicios de año. Esta vez probamos una modalidad intercalada: trabajamos un total de 4 talleres en 3 días con los temas de 1) género y resolución de conflictos, 2) diversificación de ingresos y cultivos. Con este crecimiento, oficialmente Bean Voyage está en 3 países (Costa Rica, México y Colombia) y nuestra red se llena de cada vez más mujeres inspiradoras. Gracias Sunghee Tark y Abhinav Khanal por el apoyo con el currículum y obvio a mi María José Monge Valverde por ser la mejor compañía en esta aventura.

We’re pleased to announce a new partnership with the Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) as a Key Partner for this year’s Women-Powered Coffee Summit. This collaboration is an important step in our goal to create a just and inclusive coffee industry. CQI is sponsoring 15 smallholder women coffee farmers to attend the Summit in Veracruz, Mexico. This Summit, now in its third year, offers a special opportunity for women across the coffee industry to connect, share their experiences, and build valuable relationships. As part of this partnership, CQI has secured 10 spots for women from the International Women in Coffee Alliance Mexico’s network and 5 spots for women from the Cafecol community. This aligns with CQI’s mission to strengthen connections with origin-based organizations and expand training opportunities. On Day 1, CQI will host a 90-minute workshop, further solidifying their role as a key partner in this initiative. To learn more about the Summit, click here: https://lnkd.in/e-Fp3NiR To learn more about the Coffee Quality Institute, click here: https://lnkd.in/dA8ZZyke

We are extremely honored to have received incredible support from the Coffee Circle and their #CoffeeVisionFund team this year! Their backing includes not only financial support to help us execute our Colombia project in partnership with Siruma Coffee, but also invaluable mentorship from the esteemed industry leader, Cristina Ruiz who has provided valuable guide to the team. We look forward to sharing more about our collaboration soon!

🎉 50 DAYS!!!!!🎉 🥳 We are officially 50 days out from the 2024 Women-Powered Coffee Summit, and can’t be more excited for the content, energy, and friendships to take root and blossom when WPCS descends upon Cordoba, Veracruz Mexico! ⏰ Your 50-day roll call is a reminder to grab tickets to the Summit if you haven’t already done so! The 2024 WPCS will be here before you know it, and we’re ready to bring the action to Cordoba in the first-ever WPCS to take place in Mexico! 🎟️ If you’ve already secured your tickets to this year’s Summit, sit back and relax and enjoy the music while we get pumped up and ready to go! 🔗 Tickets are still available at https://lnkd.in/e-Fp3NiR. — 🎉 ¡¡¡50 DÍAS!!!🎉 🥳 Estamos oficialmente a 50 días de la Cumbre De Mujeres En Café 2024, ¡y no podríamos estar más emocionadxs por el contenido, la energía y las amistades que tomarán raíz y florecerán cuando la WPCS llegue a Córdoba, Veracruz, México! ⏰ ¡Tu llamado de 50 días es un recordatorio para conseguir tus entradas para la Cumbre si aún no lo has hecho! La WPCS 2024 llegará antes de que te des cuenta, ¡y estamos listxs para llevar la acción a Córdoba en la primera WPCS que se llevará a cabo en México! 🎟️ Si ya has asegurado tus entradas para la Cumbre de este año, siéntate, relájate y disfruta de la música mientras nos preparamos y nos llenamos de energía para el gran evento. 🔗 Las entradas todavía están disponibles en https://lnkd.in/e-Fp3NiR.

🌟 I'm excited to announce that I will be attending the upcoming Women Powered Coffee Summit (WPCS) hosted by Bean Voyage in Veracruz, #Mexico this October! 🌟 For my friends and contacts who work in #coffee, I love that WPCS is truly an industry event, bringing together industry leaders, professionals, and women coffee producers across the coffee value chain, creating an inclusive space to discuss coffee, sustainability, and building a thriving, equitable industry for everyone. Speakers include Vera Espíndola Rafael of Azahar Coffee Company; 2023 World Barista Champion Boram Julio Um; Lucia Bawot, author of "We Belong: An Anthology of Colombian Women Coffee Farmers", and many others. 📅 Join us in the beautiful and historic center of Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico, from October 2-5, 2024. ✨ This year's theme is "The Future is Small Biz"! ✨ Get your tickets today. See you there! ☕🌱 #WPCS2024 Abhinav Khanal Sunghee Tark