Fatima Moniz Soares

Fatima Moniz Soares is currently taking Economy Management at Dili University (UNDIL). She is highly motivated to do something for the youth and to help her community and her country, Timor-Leste. When she started her studies, she began thinking of coffee as a source of income for farmers. She is learning about coffee so she can work with farmers and collaborate int producing high quality coffee.

Fatima de Moniz Soares is a 28-year-old coffee shop owner who advocates for and promotes locally grown coffee and works to elevate the quality of coffee produced by farmers in TimorLeste. As a former barista, she learned about the different steps in coffee production and has a deep understanding of the needs of local growers and producers. In her coffee shop, which she established after 5 years of being a barista, she serves homegrown blends in her coffee shop and works with coffee growers and producers to market their produce as well as help them secure financial support for better equipment and water supply.