Urbania: The Colombian enterprise using great coffee to do good

About this episode

The episode explores how Urbania, a social enterprise in Colombia, uses coffee to create jobs for conflict victims and protect ecosystems.

Good Stories Podcast: Colombia is famous for its top quality coffee, but the brew can offer more than just a pick-me-up. Anna Patton meets the co-founders of social enterprise Urbania in Medellín, who are creating jobs for victims of conflict as well as protecting precious ecosystems.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Anna Patton

Topics covered

• social enterprise
• coffee
• job creation
• conflict victims
• ecosystem protection

Keywords

• Urbania
• Colombia
• coffee
• social enterprise
• job creation
• ecosystems
• Medellín

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Urbania

Places: Colombia, Medellín

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