We registered as a non-profit business organization at Ministry of Planning and Finance, Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA), Union of Myanmar on 13 May 2019 with the registration number 120268422. We connected officially with International Women Coffee Alliance (IWCA) on March 23, 2020.
“To be an inspirational for Myanmar women as a model organization recognized internationally as a driver of new opportunities for women in the rural sector, improving their role and quality of life in their communities in a sustainable way.”
“Find supports for the women in coffee sector in all aspects related to increasing their skills, activities and abilities and promote their role and status to participate nationally and internationally.”
MAIN OBJECTIVES OF OUR ORGANIZATION
provide opportunities for members and their businesses to access and strengthen their participation in decision making level at local and international.
Create alliance with other supporting organisation to improve the skills and knowledge of the members.
Promote sustainable development in each member region through responsible business and economically feasible activities.
STRATEGIC ALLIANCES OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
Send 2 members to participate in National Technical Working group for Women Leadership in Political & Economic which is lead by Ministry of Social Welfare, Resettlement, Union of Myanmar.
Become member of Gender Equality Network (GEN) in Myanmar to be understand and to participate in gender equality activities of Myanmar
connected with Partners of America (USA) to help the organisation development of IWCA Myanmar and to help the business of members under the USAID funding.
organised training and seminar with ILO Myanmar office to learn and apply the labor standards, CSR and responsible business.
Members
The members consist of coffee farmers with small and medium scale, local coffee crop traders & coffee shop owners and the companies (primarily export companies, as well as producers, traders, wholesalers, and buyers). MWCA was leady by the board of management which include a president, Vice president, general secretary, and regional representatives who are the implementing members in each region. The BOD was supported by the technical advisory group from various background and expertise such as the Agriculture Group, Management Group, Food safety and gender equality.
MWCA organized its activities regionally: current 56 members are representing 2 Regions and 5 ethnic states of different coffee area in Myanmar; Yangon as head office in Yangon Region, Mandalay, Mogok and Pyin Oo Lwin for Mandalay Region, Min Dat and Tedim for Chin State, Than Daung for Karen State, Phe Khon for Kayah State, Ywa Ngan for Shan State and Nga Phe for (Magway/ Rakhine state). Each region has a representative who manages that area.
