VOCAL (Voice of Organisations in Coffee Alliance)

VOCAL is a platform for provocative thinking, innovation and exploration of complexities that remain critical yet not fully understood. It is a network of civil society groups working towards sustainability in coffee. A network designed to challenge prevailing assumptions, revisit the dominant narrative, and develop better narratives. The collaboration between civil society organisations of the global south and the global north, coupled with discussions, experimentation, and practical application, is anticipated to yield actionable insights applicable to programming, advocacy, or policy guidance. The membership and structure of VOCAL are currently still in a formative phase. The organisations contributing to this first publication are Coffee Watch, Fairfood, Fern, Forests of the World, Inkota Netzwerk, Oxfam Belgium, Public Eye, and Rikolto, supported by Ethos Agriculture and the VOICE Network.