Producer Profiles
CCT - Cooperativa Café Timor
Cooperativa Café Timor (CCT) was founded in the wake of the destruction of much of East Timor after it gained independence from Indonesia in 1999. In 2000, a group of farmers, in an attempt to successfully market their coffee internationally, united to form CCT. Today, the organization has grown to include 21,553 members in 18 basic geographic groups, and 444 small-scale farmer groups growing coffee on small blocks totalling 26,352 ha of land. CCT obtained Fair Trade certification from Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO) in 2001 and has since greatly benefited from Fair Trade.
Quotable
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The availability of professional health care services in our village has saved the lives of many of our children and their mothers. ” Mr. Duarte do Carno
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Free health care for my family thanks to Fair Trade is very comforting to those of us who live in isolated areas, especially the children's immunization program. ” Mrs. Katerina Alves
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Programs
All FT funds invested in primary health care services
All of CCT's Fair Trade revenue is invested in primary health care services for the cooperative's members. There are currently 11 fully staffed clinics and 28 additional mobile clinics that service mainly rural areas. While the health clinics are for all cooperative family members, it is mostly utilized by women for pre and post-natal infant health care.