Yolam Were 65 years old, Protestant, joined Peace Kawomera in 2004
Photo: Holly Moskowitz, 2009
Do you feel that there are things you were once deprived of that you think you should have had access to?
Water, earnings—low income, and transport.
How would many farmers be living now had they not been exposed to the benefits of Fair Trade?
Before we could not keep up. Everything was so much money. Because of inflation, everything is still so expensive, but Fair Trade now lets me break even.
Should farmers be able to set a price for their coffee?
Farmers should have a stake given the current situation and uncertainty of the future. Farmers should be able to set a price for their crop.
What was life like before JJ? Keki formed the interfaith cooperative? What challenges and difficulties were faced?
The services were very poor. Delivery was difficult in terms of buying coffee and supplying good soil. Now we receive training too.
How have the relationships among people of different faiths changed since forming the cooperative?
Before there was a friendship, now it is like a brotherhood and sisterhood of relating to each other.