100% of profits support orphan education in Kenya

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Strong Kenyan Tea with strong purpose. 100% of profits support orphan education in Kenya.

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Welcome to Ajiri Tea

Our award-winning Kenyan Black Tea is grown in the green, fertile Kisii Hills of western Kenya. Ajiri means "to employ" in Swahili. Our goal is to create employment for women in western Kenya. Each unique label is handmade using dried banana bark. All profits from sales of Ajiri Tea are donated to the Ajiri Foundation to pay school fees for orphans in western Kenya.

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Kenyan Black Tea (Teabags)

$ 9.00

Rooibos, Red Bush Tea (Teabags)

$ 9.00

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All Dressed Up

All Dressed Up

Kenyans make more space and hold more time for each other. Nothing describes this sense of space and pace better than the common Kenyan proverb Haraka Haraka Haina Baraka. Translation: to hurry has no blessings.

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2023-2024 Ajiri Impact Report

2023-2024 Ajiri Impact Report

This year gave them more spaces and more programs to experience joy and silliness and the freedom to let go. It is hard to quantify in an Impact Report what that exactly means. But we can tell you what it looks like. It looks like greeting every outing with enthusiasm...

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Everything Is Handmade

Everything Is Handmade

At Ajiri, our "handmade" is our pride. We don't want you to turn away, we want you to see what we see—the strong and talented and hopeful people behind our product. This tea is so smooth because it was handpicked. Sure, Kenyan tea is largely exported. But it is also enjoyed at home, commonly made over an open flame in a large sufria (pot), where fresh milk and lots of sugar are added. 

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