Every year, since 2009, we have been embracing special community projects to improve the lives of the coffee farmers and their families. Each year, a percentage from each hot beverage sold is donated to our nominated Insomnia Community projects.
Thus far, we have raised over £180,000 for these nominated community projects.
Thanks to your support, we raised £19,547 for three coffee cooperatives: COCAFELOL (Honduras), UCA SOPPEXCCA (Nicaragua) and ASOBAGRI (Guatemala)
You have helped to empower community members in COCAFELOL, UCA Soppexcca, and ASOBAGRI to tackle climate change, enhance crop health and productivity, and promote transparency within the coffee industry.
Your support will help achieve the following project goals:
☕ Reduce their carbon emissions
☕ Track the environmental impact of their farming system
☕Promote best organic practices for climate resilience and improve crop health and productivity
The three coffee cooperatives supported by this project bring together more than 2,500 families engaged in smallholder agriculture, cultivating coffee, cocoa, honey, and organic sugar.
The farms vary in size, ranging from 1 hectare in Guatemala to 3 hectares in Honduras and Nicaragua. If successfully replicated across the region, this pilot project has the potential to benefit an estimated 100,000 farmers in Central America.
One of the many ways that producers reduce emissions is through solar drying. José Yaxcal, a farmer in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, dries parchment coffee in specially constructed flat-bed wooden cases. By harnessing the natural energy of the sun, small-scale coffee producers can significantly reduce emissions in the supply chain. This traditional practice is widely used across Latin America. As part of this project, the impact of solar drying will be quantified and presented in a verifiable way.
Innovative software, The Cool Farm Tool, will be used to determine the carbon, water, and biodiversity performance of the farmers' land use.
ISO 14064, a standard for measuring carbon emissions, will be implemented to track emissions from cultivation, harvesting, and export of products.
Training workshops will be organized for the technical field teams of the three cooperatives.
A manual on the use and application of the Cool Farm Tool will be produced.
A manual on the use and application of ISO 14064 will be produced.
The final analysis of the data will enable cooperatives to reduce their carbon footprint.
Thank you for making a difference and being a part of this year’s project and helping to create positive change! ❤️
PREVIOUS COMMUNITY PROJECTS
In 2024, we raised an incredible £18,644, which went directly to our nominated project at the Union of Agricultural Cooperatives, UCA San Juan de Río Coco, Nicaragua. The money raised supported the development of the La Gloria Agritourism Centre, a project aimed at providing educational, recreational, and hospitality services
We raised an amazing £22,000 during Fairtrade Fortnight, all funds raised went directly to the ACODIHUE (Asociacion de Cooperacion al Desarrollo Integral de Huehuetenango) Cooperative in Guatemala with the aim of Empowering and Advancing Women within the Coffee Industry.
We worked directly with the producers of our hugely popular Voyager Coffee, the Manizales Coffee Cooperative. 5 cents was donated from every Hot Beverage sold during Fairtrade Fortnight. The total amount raised was £18,747.
£13,210 went directly to our nominated project of the ASOBAGRI Coffee Cooperative, in Guatemala, with the aim to empower Women within the coffee industry in Latin America.
Insomnia's Fairtrade Community Project raised over £12,456 through Fairtrade Fortnight and 100% of this money went directly to the ACPC Pichanaki Coffee Cooperative (CAC PICHANAKI ACPC), in Peru.
The funds raised during Fairtrade Fortnight from 2014 to 2016, have gone directly to the construction of a student Infirmary and Dispensary for the Hekima Girls School in Bukoba, Tanzania, our nominated Fairtrade project.
We are proud to serve Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee – This certification ensures that the coffee beans we serve to our customers are grown and harvested using methods that support environmental, social, and economic sustainability. It means farmers are trained to protect forests, waterways, and wildlife, while improving their livelihoods and working conditions. By choosing Rainforest Alliance, we're actively supporting communities that grow coffee with care for the planet and people.
For you as a customer, this certification adds real value to every cup - Your daily brew supports farms that reduce deforestation, conserve natural resources, and promote biodiversity. It also means that workers involved in producing our coffee benefit from better working conditions, education, and fair wages. Being Rainforest Alliance Certified reflects our values as a brand and our commitment to doing better—for our customers, for coffee-growing communities, and for the planet.
