{"id":13,"date":"2026-01-27T07:54:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T07:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/iwca\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-01-29T16:33:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T16:33:23","slug":"history-of-iwca","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lwegatech.net\/iwca\/history-of-iwca\/","title":{"rendered":"History of IWCA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group view-story\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost\/iwca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Four-Pillars-IWCA-Chapter-Uganda-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"650\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost\/iwca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Leadership-IWCA-Chapter-Uganda.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lwegatech.net\/iwca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Leadership-IWCA-Chapter-Uganda.jpg 900w, https:\/\/lwegatech.net\/iwca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Leadership-IWCA-Chapter-Uganda-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lwegatech.net\/iwca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Leadership-IWCA-Chapter-Uganda-768x555.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost\/iwca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/01bg-IWCA-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-156\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FORMED 2003<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The International Women\u2019s Coffee Alliance (IWCA) is a global network of women in coffee formed in 2003 to advocate for the reduction of barriers for women in coffee producing countries by providing access to resources while creating a forum through which women connect with others throughout the coffee value chain. IWCA member countries contribute to the overall vision and mission of IWCA at the global level under their respective Chapters. The Chapters are classified into three categories;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"quit wp-block-paragraph\">The first category comprises the producing countries chapters that start the supply chain. These include Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, DRC, Rwanda, El Salvador, Guatemala, Ethiopia, Burundi, Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, Cameroon, and others.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second category comprises the consuming countries chapters (CCCs). This is an alliance of women in the coffee sector in consuming countries like the United States, Canada and Japan. The third category is that of the provisional chapters, which are responsible for relations and formation of new chapters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FORMED 2003 The International Women\u2019s Coffee Alliance (IWCA) is a global network of women in coffee formed in 2003 to advocate for the reduction of barriers for women in coffee producing countries by providing access to resources while creating a forum through which women connect with others throughout the coffee value chain. 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