A frontrunner site for due diligence pilots
EU rules are reshaping coffee supply chains. Kawa Tamu is built for compliance from day one and tests the practices that make it work on a commercial farm.
Three sector blind spots, and how Kawa Tamu answers each
Commercial reality
Social support measures are adopted only where they are commercially viable. Kawa Tamu records the full cost and benefit of each practice, creating the transparency needed to understand what drives adoption at sector level.
EU regulatory needs
HREDD requirements under the EUDR and CSDDD are reshaping coffee supply chains and create compliance risks for importers. Kawa Tamu is built for compliance from day one, securing continued access to premium EU markets and leading by example.
Need for proven practices
Mid-sized commercial farms in Uganda have multiplied since the global price rise, but they largely depend on cheap, unskilled labour. Kawa Tamu explores, defines and fine-tunes compliance practices that protect workers and nearby communities.
The CSDDD and EUDR raise the bar on human rights at production sites. Yet Uganda's fast-growing commercial farms expose workers to health, safety and contractual risks with minimal protections in place.
Kawa Tamu acts as a frontrunner site to pilot new HREDD concepts with a real workforce, then feeds the findings back to sector platforms: the Uganda Coffee Platform, the EUDR Task Force and partner programmes shaping industry standards.
HREDD practice on a working estate
Audio-translated worker agreements
Audio contracts in local languages, so every worker can understand their rights.
Direct grievance mechanisms
An anonymous channel for workers and the community to reach owners and investors in real time.
Company registration ID and track record
Casual workers build a formal track record, even before a permanent contract.
Mobile-money wages and payslips
Digital pay with audio or SMS payslips, tracked against a living-wage reference.
Community seed credit
Credit for neighbours to grow food crops until their coffee matures.
Childcare for women workers
A childcare point at peak harvest, so children stay out of the field.