Are you interested in volunteering as a CQI Coffee Corp Volunteer to provide coffee quality education? Watch this space for opportunities.
Are you interested in volunteering as a CQI Coffee Corps Volunteer to provide coffee quality evaluation education? CQI is issuing a call for volunteers to deliver a Q Arabica Combo course for 12 Students in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in May 2024 as part of CQIs work with the International Trade Centre (ITC) in Ethiopia and Coffee Quality Institute’s (CQI) Global Fund.
The purpose of the CQI Global Fund is to aid the growth of self-sufficient, thriving, sustainable coffee communities by providing access to education that supports a common language of coffee and the best scientific practices in post-harvest processing and quality evaluation. CQI’s mission, to improve the quality of coffee and the lives of those who produce it, is operationalized by global sharing of knowledge that impacts both the learner and their community.
Through this initiative, the selected volunteer will travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in late May 2024 to deliver the following classes/courses in person:
· Q Arabica Combo Course
It will be the responsibility of the volunteer to prepare the necessary materials and supplies in coordination with the selected venue, administer all examinations, and report on class/course outcomes.
Through reduced student fees and CQI Global Fund Contributions, volunteer’s travel costs will be entirely covered, including meals and incidental expenses, lodging, and materials required for delivery of the classes and courses detailed above.
Requirements:
· Must be a CQI Instructor in good standing and certified to teach the classes/courses detailed above.
The ideal candidate will:
· Have experience delivering the classes/courses listed.
· Have experience delivering CQI education in Ethiopia, East Africa, or other coffee producing countries.
· The preferred candidate will be an instructor based in East Africa.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please complete the application form here.
CQI goes to community volunteers for advice and testing of new curriculum. This allows us to include people who are working in the particular topic on perhaps a daily basis while we develop new classes and courses o better achieve our mission.
Volunteers who have served in an advisory capacity with CQI for marketing help the organization better communicate their work.
Sometimes a project may require coffees to be Q Graded, and our community has been very generous in supplying their expertise to provide accurate assessment of improvement.
These volunteers can be a part of a local coffee competition, add market connections, share post-harvest processing techniques, and more.
