Wine to Milk

The context

In Moroto, in Ugandan Karamoja, the Charity Sisters Children's Home welcomes children from 0 to 3 years old from families living in conditions of extreme vulnerability, together with their caregivers, for as long as it takes to reach a stable health condition. It is run by missionary sisters, under rules that don't allow direct requests — which is why ISP in Africa, present in the area since 2022, carries out regular assessments to make sure food and milk supplies are sufficient.

For the youngest children, milk is not just one option among others. It is often the only alternative to breast milk, in a context where food insecurity and alcoholism among mothers make it common for newborns to struggle to get enough nourishment.

How it works

At Hotel La Posta, two euros from every glass of our house Champagne go toward the Wine to Milk project. At the end of the season, we count the glasses sold and turn that amount into powdered milk for the Charity Sisters Children's Home, through ISP in Africa.

One kilo of powdered milk — around 33 bottles, two weeks of nourishment for a child over one year old — costs €3.70. Every glass poured at the table becomes, in effect, a few days of nourishment for someone 6,000 km away.

Why we do it

There's something honest about this gesture: it asks nothing extra of the guest, doesn't interrupt the dinner, doesn't require a separate donation. It's already inside the glass. It works because it's simple, and because it connects two places that share the same Foundation — La Posta in Tuscany, the Charity Sisters Children's Home in Uganda — through the same everyday act: pouring something to drink for someone who needs to be nourished.