Kenya Coffee School & Barista Mtaani
Implementing a Coordinated Criminal Justice Response to Gender-Based Violence Against Women
(Protecting Women in Coffee – Equality, Safety & Justice)
#OSE | Open Skills Education
Delivered by Kenya Coffee School in collaboration with Barista Mtaani, this critical course addresses gender-based violence (GBV) against women within the coffee sector, recognizing that women form the majority of the workforce across coffee supply chains—from farms and factories to cafés and trade offices.
Overview
A sustainable coffee industry must be safe, just, and equal. This course equips leaders, workers, and communities with knowledge to prevent GBV, respond effectively, and build coordinated systems of protection and accountability, while promoting gender equality and dignity in coffee workplaces and communities.
What you’ll learn
- Understanding GBV: forms, causes, impacts & realities in the coffee sector
- Women in Coffee Value Chains: risks, vulnerabilities & power dynamics
- Coordinated Criminal Justice Response: roles of police, courts, health & social services
- Reporting & Referral Pathways: survivor-centered, confidential & ethical responses
- Workplace Policies: prevention frameworks, codes of conduct & zero-tolerance systems
- Rights & Legal Protection: national laws, labor rights & access to justice
- Community Accountability: engaging cooperatives, leaders & institutions
- Prevention & Culture Change: gender equality, safe spaces & male allyship
- Monitoring & Support: documentation, follow-up & survivor protection
Who it’s for
- Coffee cooperative leaders & factory managers
- Women workers & youth leaders
- HR teams, supervisors & compliance officers
- Community organizers & civil society actors
- Anyone committed to safe and equal coffee workplaces
Why Open Skills Education?
- Open access to justice-centered education
- Survivor-focused, practical response tools
- Embedding gender equality into coffee sustainability
Open to all. Protect women. Build equality. Strengthen coffee communities.
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There is no sustainable coffee without safe women, equal voices, and justice.