SPVO – REACH: Rural Empowerment and Comprehensive Healthcare for coffee farmers in the Greater Masaka Region, Uganda

About this project

JDE Peet's (JDE), Sucafina, a global coffee merchant, and UGACOF a leading coffee processor in Uganda, have partnered with Elucid, an organisation specialising in implementing scalable healthcare solutions in supply chains, to address critical risks in the coffee sector through the REACH project.Focused on healthcare, this initiative aims to improve the health and livelihoods of over 3,000 coffee farming families in Uganda's Greater Masaka Region.Uganda's coffee sector depends heavily on smallholders, many of whom face low incomes, limited healthcare access, and financial instability. Over 40% live below the international poverty line and 98% lack health insurance, leaving families vulnerable to high out-of-pocket healthcare costs. These financial pressures push 25% of farming households deeper into poverty each year, increasing child labour risks and undermining productivity.REACH addresses these challenges through Elucid's innovative health financing platform, which subsidises essential and emergency healthcare costs and provides farmers with digital wallets for healthcare savings. Sustainability premiums delivered through the platform support financial resilience and better household management.The programme intends to create impact at both individual and structural levels. Reducing healthcare costs enables farmers to invest in farming, education, and well-being while lowering reliance on child labour. Healthcare providers benefit from stable revenue streams, enabling inv…

Published by

Netherlands Enterprise Agency · Government

Countries

Uganda

Sectors

Responsible business conductIndustrial crops/export crops

Focus

Trade development · Also contributes

Funded by

Netherlands Enterprise Agency

Implemented by

Elucid Health Uganda, Ugacof / Sucafina, Elucid GmbH, Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.

Accountable

Netherlands Enterprise Agency

Published by Netherlands Enterprise Agency to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 1 Apr 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NL-KVK-27378529-SPVO24S005.

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