JusTea has always had the goal of creating value for tea farmers in Kenya by generating new jobs, paying higher wages, and maintaining a direct relationship with the source of the tea. Starting out 4 years ago, little did we know the many off-shoots of positive change that would take place, like employing 50+ artisan families just in the carving of the little wooden spoons that we attach to our tea tins. Tea spoons – who would have thought?!
The most recent of these positive changes is through the new reading and writing initiative started by a few of the JusTeam members in Kenya. Every month, local students gather with a volunteer teacher to work on grammar, comprehension, etc. in an effort to improve their reading and writing levels.
Mostly the children of tea pluckers and farmers, the average Grade 2 student struggles to put a sentence of more than 5 words together. The reading and writing program focuses on children in this age range.
Read more here https://justea.com/2017/09/02/justea-reads-literacy-initiative-kenya/
