Today, 19 September 2026, we are drinking Ugandan coffee at the Colbergcoffee café in Kołobrzeg, on the Polish Baltic coast, and raising money for the Akiiki Foundation for Education, Development and Business. Ugandan Coffee Day runs from open to close. Locals and visitors are equally welcome.
We wanted the day to be more than a coffee stop. We are brewing beans from Uganda, talking about the country they come from and collecting for the foundation’s work. Every coffee ordered on Ugandan beans today turns into real support.
What is happening in the café today
Coffee and conversation come first. There is a talk about the people of Uganda, their culture, their daily life and the challenges local communities face. Also on today:
- a wheel of fortune and a prize contest,
- a jewellery corner,
- a children’s corner,
- a board of messages to people in Uganda, where anyone can leave a few words,
- a collection tin for the work of the Akiiki Foundation.
The café has an African feel for the day, and there is room to sit down, talk and meet the other guests.
Who the Akiiki Foundation are
The Akiiki Foundation for Education, Development and Business works for people in Uganda. One of its projects is building a medical school. The money raised during Ugandan Coffee Day will go towards further initiatives that bring real help to people who need it.
For us the connection is an obvious one. Buy the special Ugandan coffee and you are supporting education in the country those beans came from.
The Ugandan coffee we are brewing
The special bag with its own label is filled with Uganda Bugisu. The beans come from the Bugisu region in eastern Uganda, on the slopes of the extinct Elgon volcano near the Kenyan border. They grow at 1,250-1,900 m a.s.l. in mineral-rich soil, farmed by the Bagisu people, who give the region its name.
It is an SL28 arabica, washed, scoring 83 points on the SCA scale, and we roast it medium. Full body, low acidity, and hazelnut, coconut, caramel and chocolate in the cup. A good one if you associate African coffees with sharp acidity and fancy something gentler.
There is more on what sets Ugandan coffees apart in a separate article.
How to support the Akiiki Foundation
There are three ways to help today:
- Order a coffee made with Ugandan beans. On 19 September we pass 100% of the takings from every one of those coffees served in the café to the Akiiki Foundation.
- Buy the special bag of Ugandan coffee. It comes with its own label and all the profit from it goes to the foundation’s statutory work. Pick one up in the café or order it online, alongside our other coffees from Uganda.
- Put something in the collection tin. Any amount helps the foundation get its next projects off the ground.
The bag also makes a good present. There is a real story and a real purpose behind it.
Come in for a cup
This is about more than coffee. We want to show a piece of another world, tell some true stories and make the point that helping can start with simple things: a conversation, turning up, a coffee drunk together.
If you are in Kołobrzeg today, drop into Colbergcoffee. Come on your own, with the children or with friends, and spend some time with us. We post about our next events and seasonal menus in café events and news.
Ugandan Coffee Day: the key details
When and where is Ugandan Coffee Day?
On 19 September 2026 at the Colbergcoffee café in Kołobrzeg, all day, during the café’s normal opening hours.
Where does the money go?
To the Akiiki Foundation for Education, Development and Business. That means the contents of the collection tin plus 100% of the takings from coffees made with Ugandan beans in the café on 19 September. All the profit from the special bag of Ugandan coffee goes to the foundation’s statutory work, including the medical school it is building in Uganda.
What does Uganda Bugisu taste like?
Full body and low acidity, with hazelnut, coconut, caramel and chocolate. An SL28 arabica, washed, medium roast, scoring 83 points on the SCA scale.
Can I buy the Akiiki Foundation coffee online?
Yes. The special bag of Ugandan coffee with its own label is available in the café and in our online shop. All the profit from it goes to the foundation’s statutory work.
Can I bring children?
Yes. There is a children’s corner.
