Beyond these improvements, workers also receive the Fairtrade Premium – 10 percent above the purchase price on Fairtrade sales – giving them additional funds to invest as they see fit.
Despite advancements in access to education in Kenya, secondary school still requires tuition payments, which many parents cannot afford. Workers elected to invest a portion of Premium in education and 50 percent of Harvest workers have already benefitted from individual bursaries given to their children.