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Celebrating 10 years of Kingdom Coffee and Toybox: A partnership changing lives

Press • Feb 2025

Toybox, a UK-based charity dedicated to supporting vulnerable street children across Latin America, Africa, and Asia, is proud to celebrate a decade-long partnership with Kingdom Coffee. Over the past 10 years, Kingdom Coffee has generously donated an amazing £100,000 to support Toybox's outreach work with vulnerable children on the streets of Guatemala.

Pictured below: Lynne Morris OBE, Toybox CEO, with Darren and Jane Rayner, Kingdom Coffee owners and founders.

Kingdom Coffee, established in 1998, is committed to promoting Fairtrade and ethical practices within the coffee industry. Their dedication to social responsibility aligns seamlessly with Toybox's mission to end the injustice of children living and working on the streets. This partnership was deeply inspired by the story of Ana, a young girl from Guatemala City, whose image resonated profoundly with Kingdom Coffee's founders, Jane and Darren. This connection has fueled a shared commitment to making a tangible difference in the lives of street children.

Darren spoke recently on the CRE podcast about their partnership with Toybox and this milestone achievement:

"We are hugely grateful to all our customers. If we weren’t in business, we couldn’t do this. So it’s actually all the people who are supporting us. It’s them who have done this, not us. When people are buying from Kingdom Coffee, they’re supporting Toybox. Every year, for the past 10 years, we’ve put aside £10,000. And we’ve now managed to pledge £100,000. We’ve done it – we’ve completed it!”

Nicky Paterson, Toybox's Head of Philanthropic Giving shares, "Kingdom Coffee are an an outstanding business, and we are hugely blessed to have them alongside us - sharing our deep-rooted passion to make a significant impact on the lives of so many precious street children."

Toybox extends its heartfelt thanks to Jane, Darren, and the entire Kingdom Coffee team for their steadfast partnership. Together, we have been able to create lasting change and offer hope to countless street children in Guatemala City.

You can find out more about Toybox's work in Guatemala here

To learn more about Kingdom Coffee and their commitment to ethical practices, visit kingdomcoffee.co.uk.

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