La Mai Coffee is a premium coffee brand imported into New Zealand by Global Bridges, the trading arm of the Global Hope charity (also known as Bright Hope World). By paying growers well above market prices and returning 100% of net profits, La Mai funds fair wages, sustainable development, micro-enterprise training, and educational projects for farming communities in Northern Thailand.
Registered Business Identity
Legal Entity Name
GLOBAL BRIDGES LIMITED
Business Registered In
New Zealand
Registration Number
NZBN 9429034773888 / Company No. 1633529
Official Website
lamai.co.nz/ ↗Corporate Pathway: The Charity-Owned Company Model [Expand]
Global Bridges Limited, the company behind La Mai Coffee, is 100% owned by the Global Hope charity (also known as Bright Hope World). Income from coffee sales pays growers above fair-trade prices while funding clean water, education, microfinance, and women's rescue programs in Thailand.
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Charitable Purposes
- Fair Wages: Ensuring fair, above-market wages for hill-tribe coffee growers in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
- Village Development: Funding local water, sanitation, school infrastructure, and community microfinance programs.
- Rehabilitation & Empowerment: Funding programs in Bangkok that help women transition out of prostitution and into sustainable trades.
The Charitable Ownership Advantage (COA)
This business operates under a strict lock-box corporate structure. By constitution or trust deed, 100% of net profits generated are locked and diverted directly to global development and philanthropic initiatives. At price parity, daily trade funds extreme poverty reduction.