Champ can also be found helping the local economy by appearing on souvenirs like T-shirts and coffee cups.

VOA: special.2009.01.05

The East Timor group Cooperativa Cafe Timor has joined with international aid organizations to help farmers produce and market higher quality coffee for specialty coffee shops like the U.S.chain Starbucks.

VOA: standard.2009.08.28

So they had to come back. While independence has not yet brought prosperity, many in East Timor, like Elsa Expostu,who grows coffee in the rural highlands of the Aleiu district, say they are still better off today.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27