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The Ethical Tea Partnership and UNICEF have been working together since 2014 to support children, women, and families living in tea growing communities in Assam. The Improving Lives Phase III programme aims to support children, women, and families living across 205 tea estates, by improving the underlying systems which impact the lives of workers and their families and thereby driving sustainable change for children.

There are many hardships facing tea growing communities, including a lack of adequate healthcare, poor nutrition, a lack of access to water, sanitation and hygiene facilities, under-investment in education, and a need for enhanced child protection.

The programme is an example of the power of scaling-up partnerships. The programme will deliver systemic change that will tackle the root causes of some of the most complex issues facing people living in Assam’s tea estates.

To date, the partnership has reached over 300,000 people, including more than 137,000 children and young people. We’re proud to be a supporter for the next phase of this partnership, as it aims to reach even more children and young people, helping them to realise their full potential.

The three-year programme is supported and funded by ETP members: Taylors of Harrogate, Jacob Douwe Egberts, Ostfriesische Tee Gesellschaft GmbH & Co KG (OTG GmbH), Tata Consumer Products Limited; and The Starbucks Foundation.