Amazingly some young Sierra Leoneans have stepped up to the clarion call of Mama Sierra Leone in terms of investing into the future. The riches of emerging economies go past minerals and oils, rather it is the ability of humans to look into ways of utilizing their minds vs. natural resources. A great way of doing that is through entrepreneurship, finding or designing solutions to needs through products and services.
Sylthea Redwood-Sawyerr studied Electrical Electronics Engineering at the University of Sierra Leone Fourah Bay College with BEng. Honours in 2008 and has challenged herself through the ranks of Information Technology in Sierra Leone.
Nevertheless the experiences of her childhood relating to her mother’s entrepreneurship skill had buried a seed of love for the same. She enjoyed good coffee and found the need to create hers .This was to improve her cupping experience but she also seized the opportunity to look into how she could do it differently considering the howlocal products were produced, packaged and sold on the global market. Her research increased her passion, she was on a quest to prepare and present organic grounded coffee like it had never been offered before. This birthed Nina’s Coffee, which is handpicked experience made with love. During the coffee roasting exercise music is played in the background which sets the pace. Coffee roasting is an art and science. The process is done in small batches which give its depth of flavour and a unique taste profile. The aroma produced from the bean, the specialty blending techniques and the time taken during the roast process is an important factor behind Nina’s specialty brew.
Nina’s Coffee is sourced from a beautiful town in the Eastern part of Sierra Leone called Yekebema. This is located in the Kono district.
Sylthea was on a mission like no other, she decided that with each sale of Nina’s Coffee she could help make business better for;
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The lives of the farmers
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The employees she works with and customers she served
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The nation as a whole
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Help in the socioeconomic development of the nation