Emeka Okafor, one of last year’s Sun fellows and co-founder of the Caranda Ventures, parent company to Caranda Teas, has just launched its new coffee line Caranda Coffee.

Caranda Coffees along with all Caranda properties is dedicated to the promotion of traditional and contemporary African culture, human rights, education, and medical aid donations through their partner Project Momentum.

10% of all profits from their coffee sales are donated to aid organizations such as Africa Services Committee, Direct Relief International, Project Momentum, and UNICEF.

Fun Fact: The Caranda Coffee family has also adopted a 17 year old Mountain Gorilla named Charles with the help of the African Wildlife Foundation, to which Caranda donates monthly.

Fun Fact 2:The birthplace of coffee is in Western Africa where the coffee plant originates. Legend has it that a herder from Ethiopia noticed his goat become particularly active after eating the red berries of an the indigenous shrub. He tried some himself and found he had renewed energy.