The global coffee brand illycaffè has founded the Ernesto Illy Foundation with the aim of developing and building on the legacy of ideas, activities and proposals left by Ernesto Illy. The company is encouraging people who care about developing knowledge, ethics and sustainability revolving around coffee to donate for researches in these fields. The illy has a special gift for those who contribute — a limited edition coffee cup set.
The Foundation can receive amounts of a minimum of 100 euro. Each of the donators will receive two limited-edition cups with one single «double» saucer, which are really a unique piece of art. The concept is rendering the idea of interpersonal closeness and love.
Anyone who wants to support the whole project can do it by donating to one of the three current projects of the Ernesto Illy Foundation on researches and development of the native coffee plant in Ethiopia, introducing beekeeping and honey production in coffee plantations of Columbia as a new source of income and environmental sustainability and providing scholarships for the Masters degree in Coffee Economics and Science, that will give qualified students coming from coffee producing countries the opportunity to study in Italy.