Filling your kettle is a doddle. You just need to step across the kitchen and turn a tap on. But some people have to walk miles. It's true for lots of villages in Rwanda, where people often need to walk up to 4km twice a day over lots of hills to get their hands on clean water.
With the help of charity Cricket Builds Hope and the Rwanda Cricket Association (RCA) we’re making cricket coaching available to schools and young people on four Rwandan tea estates over the next three years, starting with Gisovu Tea Estate in the Western Province of Rwanda.
We are proud to support the Ethical Tea Partnership and have been providing essential funding since 2014 to support the ETP - UNICEF Improving Lives Programme in Assam, which is helping to improve the safety of girls living in tea communities across Assam.
Tea grown in Assam is delicious – and it’s an important part of our Yorkshire Tea blends. This week our Sustainable Sourcing Manager (Krisztina) and our Senior Tea Buyer (Suzy) have been there visiting some of our main suppliers.
Traidcraft has published a report called ‘The Estate They’re In’, which calls for UK tea companies to trade in a more transparent way.
Tea is one of the most important sectors driving the economy in Assam. The tea from this region of Northeast India is known for its body, brightness and malty flavour - and it's a crucial part of our Yorkshire Tea blend. However, the large communities that are involved in tea in Assam face a number of deep-rooted challenges.