Amongi's Coffee is a UK based social enterprise that specialises in coffee trading all over the world. We search the entire globe for the most truly unique organic coffee flavours so that our customers can feel they’re enjoying a truly premium product.
Amongi's Coffee is a life-long project to help transform people's wellness and well-being across the world. We also believe that we all have the power to inspire others to become their best.
It all started when our founder, Eddie John, visited Uganda for the first time after 13 years in March 2019.
Eddie was born and raised in Uganda until the age of 14 when he moved to Sweden. In Kamwookya, the metropolitan area of Kampala where Eddie was brought up, lies some of the worst environmental and health vulnerabilities imaginable. As a 10-year-old boy he had to witness countless tragedies, other children and adults in developed countries would never encounter. From illness and death ravaging the communities affecting children, familiar faces, and even loved ones. It wasn't a life he or his parents had wished for but it's the sad reality, and Eddie still carries the scar's from his childhood in his memories to this day.
As a result of plastic pollution and poor public health management, diseases such as asthma, pulmonary cancer (from inhalation of poisonous gases), liver damage, and kidney failure have tragically taken many people's lives. They are a major threat to the new generation.
His experience in the country made him realise how thankful he is for all the little things in life, and how much he could do to use his knowledge and experience to help those in need. Being raised in the slums of Uganda, where plastics are still shockingly one of the leading causes of illness (and even worse, death), Eddie really wants to make a difference and help through social impact. To provide our consumers with the finest coffee, reduce our ecological footprint, help preserve nature, and support people in need through social impact. With conscious consumerism and sustainable lifestyles in demand, Amongi's commits to serve its customers with products and services that are a 100% green and harm-free.
Sustainability: Positive impact on our environment and society.
Quality: Work closely with producers and partners to provide customers with premium quality coffee.
Transparency: Involving customers with the company's efforts to fulfil the mission of having an environmental and social impact.
Amongi's Coffee [Project X]
The potential is unlimited when it comes to our corporations and what we can do to improve the well-being of the environment and the people. However, it will take not only one but several corporations that care enough about positive climate change to achieve this goal. That's why we're committed to working harder to tackle environmental and social issues that the world is facing today.
The Amongi's Coffee [Project X] enables us to match our input (revenue) to output (activities).
Our first activity: Reforestation
Reforestation is important as an effective mitigation strategy for combating global warming. In addition to benefiting the climate, reforestation helps to protect important animal species. Reforestation helps to rebuild habitats and alleviate degradation that pose a major threat to the health of the species.
For every 100 coffee bags of coffee purchased, 10% of the initial profit will be allocated to support reforestation in partnership with One Tree Planted.
The Amongi's Coffee [Project X] is an ongoing operation that may require improvement from time to time. Thus, input relative to outputs can vary depending on the performance and objective of the company.
Point of Clarification: Funds raised on Kickstarter are solely to help the business to get started, hence no monies will be donated to charities during this process. It is in the future once we are established that we will be able to get involved in charitable activities.
Reusability and Recyclability
Electronic waste is one of the fastest-growing types of waste in the world. In Amongi's Coffee, we are genuinely concerned about sustainability; we are reusing and repairing our defective machines. Our packaging is durable with a carrying handle for the convenience of our customers and is designed to replace the quantity of disposable coffee bags in landfills.
Reduce Waste
Although coffee is one of the most popular beverages in the world, we are also aware of the dramatic impact it has on the planet, from roasting to packaging. We however roast and supply our coffee in small batch production, this way we can control the materials used and reduce the ecological footprint.
Reforestation
Reforestation around the world is one of the most effective ways of reducing CO2 levels in the atmosphere to tackle the global warming crisis. In areas where forests have been lost or degraded, reforestation is the best way to accelerate the recovery of forests. In addition to this, lost habitats of various species can be rebuilt.
About CEO
Hi,
My name is Eddie John, and I am a Ugandan born, Swedish raised entrepreneur and former commercial banker. I live in London, UK and work as a digital media production specialist and consultant.
Helping others has always been my main passion. Through my entrepreneurial journey, I have always looked for the best ways to help as many as I can including our environment. Today, I am very proud to present to you Amongi’s Coffee – my biggest project ever. Not only is this project phenomenal and challenging, but it is actually the only project where I have poured all my heart out to make a difference in people's lives and the environment.
I want to invite you to join me on my quest, because together with you, I believe that we can make a difference.
PS: Some of my other hobbies are fitness, music, photography, filmmaking, etc.. Also, part of my energy comes from making people happy, to do that, I like to use the magic power of humour just to put a smile on their faces.
I can’t wait to send you our delicious coffee. In the meantime, stay safe and healthy.
Love
Eddie
Founder & CEO
Risks and challenges
With all projects, there are going to be risks and challenges. At the moment, the biggest risk is COVID19 that is believed to affect logistics, roasting, and acquisition of certifications in time due to limited resources within the institutions.