Coffee For Peace, Inc.

We are a community of social entrepreneurs and coffee farmers who are practicing and advocating inclusive development based on Peace and Reconciliation.

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Coffee is the tool. Peace is the product. #peacebuilding

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“The honour awarded to Coffee for Peace by Oslo-based Business for Peace Foundation is really for the farmers, for the post-harvest processors, for the warehouse workers, for the café servers, for the impact investors, and for the clients. We’re grateful to you all!” Joji Pantoja

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This recognition brings hope....this recognition affirms that inclusive development can be a reality through social enterprise.
- @JojiPantoja

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ANNOUNCING the 2020 Honourees! The Award winners are:
- Marc Benioff, Co-Founder and CEO of
@Salesforce
- Felicitas “Joji” Bautista Pantoja, Co-Founder and CEO of
@coffeeforpeace
- James Mwangi, CEO of
@KeEquityBank. They are outstanding examples of #businessworthy values.

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The message of Peace and Reconciliation (PAR) is articulated and demonstrated even in the midst of CoViD19 public health crisis and the growing unjust governance in our land. This is particularly made possible by 7 budding women entrepreneurs. https://t.co/RngDGFxxEN

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WISHING YOU A VERY HAPPY EID! | May Allah flood your life with happiness on this occasion—love in your heart, peace in your soul, wisdom in your mind.

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DEDICATED AND TRAINED ROASTER | Aldren Banal, our roaster, is
:: a new coffee farmer;
:: an entrepreneurial intern;
:: a trained barista; and,
:: a peace theology student
at PeaceBuilders School of Leadership.

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HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY | Having family breakfast to celebrate Mother’s Day 2020. Our Family of Fifteen (https://t.co/h1ARhQUGqz), our social business (https://t.co/jx2LXAq4bS), and our spiritual family (https://t.co/8caaCpy6P3) are grateful to the Creator for our Ina—Joji Pantoja.

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RAMADAN MUBARAK | To all our Muslim family and friends: May this Ramadan be filled with joy, compassion, generosity, and wellness.

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CELEBRATE LIFE! | You are an agent of renewal and a funnel of life in a deteriorating and dying society. Like a mustard seed, your small beginnings will bloom into a tree and will spread out like a forest. You are alive! Your community is alive! Your land and people are alive!

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COVID19 DEFENSE PLAN | At PeaceBuildersCommunity and at CoffeeForPeace, our defense plan starts with our HOMES as the Front Line; OUR COMMUNITIES as the Middle Line; and THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, our heroes in their health care facilities, as our Final Line of defense.

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SHOP TEMPORARILY CLOSED | We are reorganizing ourselves and preparing our staff to be more health-safe in their food and beverage preparation in the context of CoViD19 realities. We will be back as soon as we complete our preparation.

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COVID19 & FOOD SECURITY | We’re working on how to operationalize the concepts in this article within specific contexts in the Philippines. “The economic consequences of this disease could end up hurting more people than the disease itself.” https://t.co/gaPTwtrdPw

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FOOD & SHELTER | Our income at https://t.co/jx2LXAq4bS, like what most micro-enterprises are experiencing, is down. We’ll sit down together and we’ll be creative as a community so that #AllWillEat and #AllWillHaveShelter. #CoViD19QuarantinePH
#WeThriveWeDontMerelySurvive

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TAKE OUT ONLY | To help minimize the spread of CoViD19, Coffee for Peace Café is indefinitely closed for dine-in services. We’ll instead offer TAKE OUT SERVICES ONLY. We’ll also offer DELIVERY SERVICES WITHIN ‘ONE OASIS’ condo complex. We thank you all for your understanding.

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EDUARD | Eduard Brandia is our cook and barista at Coffee for Peace Café. He has been with us since 2007. As a serving partner, we’re proud of his accomplishments. As a part of our CFP family, we’re so blessed by his authenticity. We think of Eduard as one of the CFP pioneers.

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NO PUBLIC MEETINGS | She will be in her office these days. Joji wishes that the bottom lines of https://t.co/jx2LXAq4bS—farmerpreneurs, profit, peacebuilders, planet caregivers—would be exponential; instead of people catching CoViD19. #WashHands #DontTouchFace #StayHomeIfSick

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COVID19 IS PANDEMIC | Do not panic. Be pragmatic. We have cancelled most of our major public commitments to help #FlattenTheCurve. We've also instructed our staff at Coffee for Peace to follow our health and safety protocols as we serve our clients.

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STRAT PLANNING | Today, Joji will be participating in a strategic planning session along with other coffee industry stakeholders. She serves as Chair of Davao Region Coffee Council—Davao City, Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, Davao Occidental, and Davao de Oro.

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MALIPAYON PEACE HOUSE | One of our field employees at Coffee for Peace who was affected by the earthquakes is now moving out from his makeshift tent to a new BagoboTagabawa-inspired house. We will be developing more houses like this as part of our Kasunayan LakbayAral Program.