🌍 Kenya Coffee School and Taptap Send:
Empowering Coffee Communities Through Financial Access and Education
In a world where remittances sustain millions of African households, Kenya Coffee School (KCS) and Taptap Send are joining hands to create a future where education, finance, and sustainability work together to transform rural livelihoods.
The partnership reflects the shared vision of Alfred Gitau Mwaura, founder of Kenya Coffee School, Barista Mtaani, and GOOD Trade Certification, to integrate digital inclusion and financial empowerment into the broader coffee value chain.
💸 Financial Empowerment for Coffee Families
Across Kenya and Africa, thousands of coffee farmers and baristas depend on relatives abroad for support. Taptap Send, a trusted fintech platform, enables the African diaspora to send money home instantly and affordably — fueling local entrepreneurship, education, and household resilience.
Through this partnership, Kenya Coffee School aims to connect remittances to education — making it easier for families to invest in coffee training, youth skills, and women-led coffee enterprises.
“We see Taptap Send as more than a remittance service — it’s a bridge between opportunity and education,”
says Alfred Gitau Mwaura.
“When families abroad send money home, they are not just sending support — they are fueling dreams, skills, and sustainability.”
🎓 Education Meets Digital Inclusion
Kenya Coffee School, Barista Mtaani and Taptap Send share a commitment to empower the next generation through knowledge and digital access.
The partnership introduces innovative programs that combine financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and specialty coffee education under one roof.
Key initiatives include:
- Remittance-to-Education Program – Families abroad can pay directly for KCS tuition or certification through Taptap Send, reducing barriers to training.
- Youth Financial Skills Module – Integrated into Money Academy Ke and Barista Mtaani, this module teaches students how to manage earnings, save, and invest in coffee enterprises.
- Digital Coffee Wallets – Linking smallholder farmers to secure mobile-based payments and traceable income streams, aligned with GOOD Trade Certification principles.
- Diaspora Scholarships – Establishing a “Diaspora for Coffee Education Fund” supported by remittances from global Kenyan communities.
🌱 Sustainability and Impact
By connecting financial inclusion with coffee education, KCS and Taptap Send are addressing several UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
- SDG 4: Quality Education
- SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
- SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
- SDG 13: Climate Action
The partnership’s impact extends to the entire coffee ecosystem — from farmers receiving fair digital payments, to baristas gaining entrepreneurship skills, to families abroad investing in sustainable local futures.
🌍 Strengthening the Coffee Economy Through Connectivity
The collaboration also aligns with Kenya Coffee School’s broader African Coffee Education (ACE) and Specialty Coffee Systems (SCS) frameworks.
By integrating Taptap Send’s technology, the school’s students and partners gain access to real-world digital financial tools, bridging the gap between traditional coffee production and the modern digital economy.
“Our coffee future depends on how we connect — digitally, financially, and globally,”
says Alfred Gitau Mwaura.
“Partnerships like Taptap Send empower us to turn education into enterprise, and coffee into community wealth.”
🚀 A Vision for Inclusive Growth
This collaboration stands as a model for inclusive economic development — one that links diaspora capital, youth education, and agricultural sustainability into a single ecosystem.
Kenya Coffee School envisions this partnership as the beginning of a new remittance revolution — where money sent home builds not only houses but also skills, knowledge, and sustainable livelihoods.
Together, Kenya Coffee School and Taptap Send are demonstrating that every transaction can become a seed for growth — nurturing the next generation of baristas, entrepreneurs, and coffee innovators who will carry Africa’s coffee story forward.