Ajiri Tea

05/29/2026

Chai it, you’ll like it! Our spicy Nairobi Chai is a warm blend of our signature Kenyan Black Tea and cinnamon, cardamom, black pepper, and clove. This is our take on the coastal Swahili chai but with the vibrant and bustling city of Nairobi in mind. Enjoy this layered chai iced or hot.

05/26/2026

Notes from the weekend ☀️ Long spring days filled with tea breaks on repeat. ☕️☕️☕️Our strong black tea is made to meet the moment: ✨It is all handpicked on small farms in western Kenyq ✨Our Black Tea is award-winning! It won the “Best Black Tea” three years in a row at the World Tea Expo ✨100% of profits support orphan education in the same region. Brewing real change one cuppa at a time.

05/21/2026

International Tea Day! Celebrating all the joy that a single cuppa can bring!

05/05/2026

We held our annual Camp Ajiri a few weeks ago. In a week full of lessons and teaching, sometimes the greatest learning comes with letting go. Read about the joy of being a kid and getting lost in our latest newsletter.

Our final activity at Camp Ajiri last week was orienteering. Henry, the affable and young camp cook, volunteered to teach this final course. Around a small table, Henry quickly showed the 19 Ajiri scholars how a compass worked and then handed them laminated maps. Heads nodded and no questions were a...

04/30/2026

Our Mother's Day Gift Box is now live! And it features one of most useful (and beautiful) items--our soapstone plate. This plate is carved from a single piece of stone and helps to keep your teapot warm! Also free shipping! Limited quantities as everything in this box is unique and handmade :)

Limited Quantity! Free Shipping! Celebrate your mother while helping to create employment for mothers in Kenya. These treasures are beautifully packaged within a sturdy box adorned with a colorful Kenyan fabric ribbon. Each box includes: Soapstone Plate (1): The plate is hand carved from a single pi...

03/20/2026

Around 15 years ago we met a Swedish woman in Nairobi who had lost her daughter to cancer. She said that in Sweden, people couldn't handle her grief--they avoided her. But in Kenya she felt seen and her grief accepted. We've been thinking more and more about what it means to be seen and what it means to grieve a country and a sense of place. Read our ramblings below.

In love, peace, and tea-- Kate and Sara

Around 15 years ago I met a Swedish woman in Nairobi. She was in her 60s and a few years prior had lost her daughter, who was in her late 20s, to cancer. She was eccentric and our conversations would swing between sublime happiness and despair. On one of our outings to downtown Nairobi, with my knuc...

02/11/2026

Where have you bean all my life? I love you with my whole (bean) heart! Our love is strong like coffee! Oh the puns! Oh the possibilities! Don’t find yourself in hot water this Valentine’s Day. Order Ajiri!

02/09/2026

Every single box of Ajiri Tea is adorned with a handcrafted label.

02/05/2026

Don’t be intimidated—loose tea is easy to brew! Grown in the highlands of Kenya, this Kenyan Black Tea won the “Best Black Tea” three years in a row at the World Tea Expo! Strong, smooth, and exceptionally full-bodied .

01/08/2026

It’s been awhile, let us reintroduce ourselves.

12/18/2025

We have a few of these hand caved candle holders left! Carved from a single piece of soapstone. Perfectly paired with a hot cup of tea. Get your hygge on ✨☕️