Burundi’s Coffee Linked to Violence Against Women
You may not know but coffee you are drinking could have a violent history. According to the UN News Agency IRIN, in Burundi, the coffee picking season is when violence against women and children increases, compared to other months.
During April-July, when coffee picking season is at its peak in Burundi, women and children are subject to increased physical and emotional abuse.
CARE, an international humanitarian organization has released a report on the issue. They say that “men were described as becoming more violent during this period as a strategy to scare women away from raising any issues related to money”.
Reference:Burundi’s Coffee Linked to Violence
May 30th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
That’s weird. I understand the suffering of being under such abuse but I do not think that this would alter someone’s drinking habits of coffee—some see it as a NEED and not a want. I know I’m addicted. I’ll admit it but I know it’s not a need it’s a want. That stinks that coffee would be linked to that. I’ll be thinking about that when I want coffee though.
June 2nd, 2007 at 12:54 pm
Hmm, interesting! Another reason to give up caffeine? Perhaps, but I also think alot of it is as JayJay pointed out, it’s more of a want than a need. Personally, I think it’s a good idea to be caffeine free but my reasoning has nothing to do with violence