Impact and annual reports

Reports

Little by little, cup by cup.

Change happens one good choice at a time. Read our annual reports.

The Cup That Counts 2025 annual report
2025

A year of resilience, raising $98,275, sending $65,100 to Zukuka Bora and launching Origin Loans to pre-finance the harvest.

Mt Elgon, Uganda
2024

Our first full year as a standalone charity, raising $137,938 and pre-paying Zukuka Bora's entire harvest through a $229,000 social impact loan.

Every Cup Counts

Through first-hand interviews and footage, hear about the unlikely connection between smallholder coffee producers on Mt Elgon, Uganda, and a small coffee roastery on the other side of the world. Witness how the partnership between Commonfolk and Zukuka Bora Coffee Company transcends continents and cultures. Zukuka Bora now works with more than 1,200 farming families and has emerged as one of Uganda's best coffee producers, pioneering new techniques to improve coffee quality and transforming the lives of farming families in the process.
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This documentary showcases the impact of your donation to The Cup That Counts. It shows how paying better, building real partnerships and sharing risk is bringing hope back to the mountain.