KAFA (enough) Violence & Exploitation is a Lebanese civil, non-governmental, non-profit, feminist, and secular organization seeking to create a society that is free of social, economic, and legal patriarchal structures that discriminate against women.
The Kafa Biosphere Reserve is located in the Kafa Zone of Ethiopia approximately 460 km southwest of Addis Ababa.
Kafa is one of the finest coffees in the world, the first on earth, originating in the Ethiopian forest, where coffee grows spontaneously. For generations, the local communities have passed down their secrets on how to best preserve coffee plants and harvest their fruits.
The Kafa Biosphere Reserve, the largest and most accessible of the UNESCO-recognized biosphere reserves in Ethiopia’s western highlands, spans 7,600 km². It is home to numerous wild coffee varieties that still grow in the region.
KAFA (enough) Violence & Exploitation is a feminist, secular, Lebanese, non-profit, non-governmental civil society organization seeking to create a society that is free of social, economic and legal patriarchal structures that discriminate against women.
One of the finest coffees in the world, Kafa is a type of coffee that originated in the heart of the Ethiopian rainforest, where the history of Arabica coffee began.
Read on the following pages about the distinctive aspects of the Kafa region and find information for your visit to Kafa. Come and discover the beauty of one of the last natural and cultural treasures of Ethiopia!
The Kafa Kingdom accumulated wealth through trade in gold, ivory, and coffee with northern Ethiopian empires as well as in tributes paid from smaller kingdoms in the surrounding area.