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Vol. XXVIII No. 7
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
July 2015
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• ScholarshipsInNicaragua• BridgingAgriculturalCommunitiesToSustainabilityIn
Nicaragua• BolavenFarmsCropShareTrainingProgram• CleanCookStovesInUganda:ClimateChangeMitigationWith
HealthAndEmploymentBenefits• Earth’sChoiceWomenOfCoffeeMicroFinance• HaitiCoffee:AnEconomicDevelopmentProposal• TheRoyaRecovery&FoodSovereignty• PathwaysToLiteracy• BuildingFood-SecureCommunitiesInNicaragua• HealthyWomenPlayAPivotalRoleInTheFutureOfCoffee• ImprovingTheLivesOfSmallFarmersInColombia• SantaElenaKidsAndFamiliesInCoffee• BrewingChangeInTeaAndSpiceGrowingCommunities• Generations:BuildingPerspectivesForRuralYouthInTrifinio• CropAndCommunityImprovementForTheVillageOfEl
SocorroDeLaPenitas,Honduras• KeepingUpInACompetitiveGlobalMarketMeansBetterLife
ForCoffeeFarmersInIndonesia• Sustainable,Humane,AndOrganicAgricultureMovement
(SHOAM)• TheChajulenseWomen’sSavings/Micro-CreditProject
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Eightyears,200+projects,and$8,000ofdirectcashdonations,2015marksour8thAnnualMaking a DifferenceissueandIamfullofhope.EachyearCoffeeTalkinvitescoffeeindustrymemberstopromotecharitableprojectsbysubmittinginformationforafull-pageprofile.Weeditandpublishthisannualguidetosharewithtensofthousandsofindustryreadersglobally.Threemonthslater,weusewebanalyticstodeterminetheprojectwiththehighestnumberofviewsandclick-thrurate,anddirectlydonate$1,000tothewinningproject.
Asyoureadabouttheseprojects,Ihopeyouareinspiredbythepassionandvisionofthoseinvolved,allconnectedthroughcoffee.Theissuesaddressedbytheseprojects,thoughdiverse,addresscommonhumanissues:genderequality,poverty,hunger,health,climatechange,andeducation.Eachprofileincludesnotonlyinformationonthoseimpactedbythework,theyalsogivespecificwaysthatyoucanbecomeinvolved.Belowarejustsomeofthisyear’ssubmittedprojects:
Calendar For complete and updated show information visit our online calendar: http://magazine.coffeetalk.com/industry-calendar/
August 27-30 Roaster's Guild Retreat, Delavan WI USA
September 10-14 Let's Talk Coffee, Brazil
September 24-26 Wine and Gourmet Japan, Tokyo, Japan
September 24-26 Eu'Vend & Cofeena, Cologne, Germany
September 24-26 International Coffee Week, Belo horizonte, Brazil
September 26-27 Coffee & Chocolate Expo, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Septermber 28-30 Pack Expo, Las Vegas, NV USA
October 1-3 World Tea & Coffee Expo 2015, Mumbai, India
October 4-5 Canadian Coffee & Tea Show, Vancouver, BC Canada
October 10-14 Anuga, Cologne, Germany
October 15-18 ExpoEspeciales 2015, Bogota Colombia
October 15-19 Xiamen International Tea Fair, Xiamen China
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July 2015
Cont
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2 The View
2 Calendar
8 Sponsor Index
10 Dutch Bros. Strives to Provide Strength, Hope, Joy, and Support
12 Scholarships in Nicaragua
14 Santa Elena Kids and Families in Coffee
16 Bridging Agricultural Communities to Sustainability in Nicaragua
18 Bolaven Farms Crop Share Training Program
20 Brewing Change In Tea and Spice Growing Communities
22 Clean Cook Stoves in Uganda: Climate Change Mitigation with Health and Employment Benefits
24 Earth's Choice Women of Coffee Micro Finance
26 Generations: Building Perspectives for Rural Youth in Trifinio
28 Haiti Coffee: An Economic Development Proposal
30 Crop and Community Improvement for the Village of El Socorro de la Penitas, Honduras
32 The Roya Recovery & Food Sovereignty
34 Keeping Up in a Competitive Global Market Means Better Life for Coffee Farmers in Indonesia
36 Opportunity Center
38 Pathways to Literacy- Educating the Next Generation
40 Read with Me!
42 Sustainable, Humane, and Organic Agriculture Movement (SHOAM)
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2 The View
2 Calendar
8 Sponsor Index
10 Dutch Bros. Strives to Provide Strength, Hope, Joy, and Support
12 Scholarships in Nicaragua
14 Santa Elena Kids and Families in Coffee
16 Bridging Agricultural Communities to Sustainability in Nicaragua
18 Bolaven Farms Crop Share Training Program
20 Brewing Change In Tea and Spice Growing Communities
22 Clean Cook Stoves in Uganda: Climate Change Mitigation with Health and Employment Benefits
24 Earth's Choice Women of Coffee Micro Finance
26 Generations: Building Perspectives for Rural Youth in Trifinio
28 Haiti Coffee: An Economic Development Proposal
30 Crop and Community Improvement for the Village of El Socorro de la Penitas, Honduras
32 The Roya Recovery & Food Sovereignty
34 Keeping Up in a Competitive Global Market Means Better Life for Coffee Farmers in Indonesia
36 Opportunity Center
38 Pathways to Literacy
40 Read with Me!
42 Sustainable, Humane, and Organic Agriculture Movement (SHOAM)
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Cont
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44 The Chajulense Women's Savings/Micro-Credit Project
46 Three Tree Coffee Shop
48 Variety Intelligence
50 Literacy for All
52 Building Food-Secure Communities in Nicaragua
54 Coffeelands Foundation
56 Healthy Women Play a Pivotal Role in the Future of Coffee
58 Improving the Lives of Small Farmers in Colombia
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Company Web Phone PageAdd A Scoop addascoop.com (415) 382-6535 27Alliance for Coffee Excellence allianceforcoffeeexcellence.org (406) 542-3509 8Asean/Stalkmarket stalkmarketproducts.com (503) 295-4977 35Bloomfield Industries bloomfieldworldwide.com (314) 678-6336 15Buhler Inc buhlergroup.com (905) 754-8389 51Burke Brands / Cafe Don Pablo cafedonpablo.com (305) 249-5628 39Cablevey Conveyors cablevey.com (641) 673-8451 5Cafe Femenino Foundation cafefemeninofoundation.org (360) 576-5045 49Caribbean Coffee Company CaribbeanCoffee.com (800) 932-5282 29, 37Coffee Shop Manager coffeeshopmanager.com (800) 750-3947 41Daterra Coffee daterracoffee.com.br +551937288010 19Espresso Me espressomeservice.com (877) 215-0715 8Follett Corporation follettice.com (800) 523-9361 23Fres-co System USA, Inc. fresco.com (215) 721-4600 9Grey Fox Pottery greyfoxpottery.com (612) 767-7407 53International Coffee Consulting Group intlcoffeeconsulting.com (818) 347-1378 55Java Jacket javajacket.com (800) 208-4128 8, 25Lbp Manufacturing Inc. upshotsolution.com (800) 545-6200 17Lee Hays & Associates (712) 246-3301 8Mother Parker’s Tea & Coffee Inc. realcup.com (800) 387-9398 11NAMA vending.org (312) 346-0370 43Pod Pack International, LTD. podpack.com (225) 752-1160 21Primera Technology, Inc. primeralabel.com (800) 797-2772 31Pro-Line Packaging pro-linepackaging.com (630) 422-1012 33Shore Measuring Systems moisturetesters.com (217) 892-2544 45Teaja Organic teaja.com (604) 558-3252 47Scolari Engineering scolarieng.com (856) 988-5533 3The Coffee Trust thecoffeetrust.org (505) 670-9783 57Tightpac America Inc. tightvac.com (888) 428-4448 8Vessel Drinkware vesseldrinkware.com (855) 883-7735 13Vita-Mix Corporation vitamix.com (800) 437-4654 7
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Dutch Bros. Strives to Provide Strength, Hope, Joy, and Support
Introduction Since the doors first opened in 1992, Dutch Bros. Coffee has strived to have a
positive impact on their community. As the company grew, it enabled larger donations and awareness, which lead to greater community impact.
There are many organizations in which Dutch Bros. is involved. Organizations who share the same values as the company, as well as positively impacting one or more of the following pillars: youth, music, health, and compelling future.
Whether proceeds days are company-wide or locally run, all have an impact on the communities Dutch Bros. serves. When one takes a look at past events, health is an area the company has invested in heavily and will continue to contribute to because it affects members of the Dutch Bros. family and the community so directly.
Drink One for DaneA company wide event, known as Drink One for Dane, raises money and awareness for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, MDA. This event is held every year on the first Friday in May, in honor of late Co-founder Dane Boersma.
Dane was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ALS - better known as Lou Gehrig disease - in 2006. The incurable disease, which affects the parts of the nervous system that control voluntary muscle movement, claimed his life in 2009.
Over the past nine years, Dutch Bros. has donated nearly $1.8 million to further ALS research, create awareness and provide services to families affected by this disease. The money Dutch Bros. raises allows MDA to continue funding research to develop treatments for the disease that continues to devastate the lives of many.
This day began as a way to honor Dane and his legacy. It continues due to the love and support of the community, and celebrates Dane and all who have or are suffering from this disease. Drink One for Dane remains a way to raise awareness for ALS and honor a great man whose strength and wisdom are still seen at Dutch Bros. everyday.
“We are inspired by the outpouring of support from local Dutch Bros. stands and all of their customers on Drink One for Dane Day,” said Oregon MDA, Executive Director, Amy Ward. “Dane continues to make a lasting impact by providing help and hope to those battling ALS.”
Dutch Bros. takes pride in contributing to research development and family services for those who are affected by various diseases. Many Dutch Bros. locations participate in proceeds days, which allow Dutch Bros. to donate to local chapters of organizations, and also create awareness and community involvement.
Breast Cancer Awareness Dutch Bros. has no problem “fighting like a girl,” and working toward early detection and a cure for breast cancer. The “Be Aware” mug was created in order to spread awareness and support Breast Cancer research during the month of October.
Partnering with the Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in 2014 & 2015, Dutch Bros. donates $5.00 from the sale of each “Be Aware” mug to raise funds for Knight Cancer Institute and their research. To date this partnership has generated nearly $500,000, which is matched dollar for dollar by Phil and Penny Knight.
“We are deeply grateful to Dutch Bros., all of their customers and employees for supporting the Knight Cancer Challenge and the significant contribution their efforts will make in advancing breast cancer research,” said Lisa Coussens, Ph.D., associate director of basic research at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute. “These funds will help us pursue the most promising research more quickly and, ultimately, bring new hope to breast cancer patients.”
Breast cancer is a disease that has impacted many people within the Dutch family and in the communities they serve. Dutch Bros. is fortunate enough, with the help of their customers, to be able to support research and facilities that improve cancer identification methods and the development of new cancer treatments.
Make-A-WishMake-A-Wish is a foundation to which many franchisers donate. Kids are the heart of so much of what Dutch Bros. does daily and Make-a-Wish is a perfect partnership. Working with local chapters, franchisee donations go towards granting wishes of local children battling life-threatening conditions.
The wishes that Make-A-Wish grants can be game changing, and provide hope and strength for the child. These wishes change the lives of not only the child who received the wish, but the lives of everyone who was involved in making the wish a reality.
“We are humbled by the generosity of Dutch Bros. and the community,” said Laila Cook, Make-A-Wish Oregon CEO. “This donation will make wishes come true for so many kids in our community and will impact our ability to grant a wish for every eligible local child – bringing joy to them at a time when they need it most. “
Over the years, Dutch Bros. has been involved with many wishes: whether it is donating funds to grant wishes or showing up, in full Dutch Bros. force, to support the child’s wish, Dutch Bros. is there to help provide joy.
Conclusion Drink One for Dane, our Partnerships with the Knight Cancer Institute and with Make-A-Make are just a few ways Dutch Bros. is able to support and impact communities. Dutch Bros. is always looking to ways to support the continued research and treatments, as well as participate in events that create awareness and funds to support services and research. Whether it is company-wide events or individual franchisees holding proceeds days – Dutch Bros. strives to provide strength, hope, joy, and support to those who are affected.
Dutch Bros. might sell coffee, but they are in the business of relationships and positively impacting the communities and people that mean the world to them.
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Scholarships in Nicaragua
Title: Cup for Education Project Contact: Karen Gordon Email: [email protected]: 3475 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10314 Project URL: cupforeducation.org
Project DescriptionThree year student scholarship in Nicaragua at La Bastille Technical Agricultural School in Jinotega, Nicaragua
Cup for Education provides educational infrastructures, materials, and resources to coffee growing communities. Through various partnerships with local leaders, educators, and organizations, Cup for Education seeks to improve the overall well-being of coffee farmers and their children through education. We believe education is the foundation for a better and brighter future for all the children in coffee communities around the world.
Local, well-supplied, educational facilities are absolutely crucial to rural coffee communities. The time and money needed to travel to nearby towns and larger cities in order to learn are simply unavailable, and poor infrastructure in many of these remote areas make it very difficult to do so. When education is not easily accessed, it leads to frustration and a continued cycle of illiteracy. When education is close to home, both farmers and their children benefit economically and socially. Since 2003, Cup for Education has completed a series of diverse projects that target each community’s specific needs. Whether it is building latrines in Kenya, supporting women’s literacy projects in Papua New
Guinea, providing new desks for children in Nicaragua, or providing materials and funding for library support in various parts of Guatemala to promote reading and literacy; Cup for Education values all aspects of the educational experience and aims to improve whatever the community feels is most urgent or necessary.
One of our most recent success stories is Juana Rosa, from Nicaragua. Juana was chosen to receive a three-year long scholarship to attend the La Bastille Technical Agricultural School in Jinotega, Nicaragua. This school is based on a coffee estate, in an area where only 20% of young people currently attend secondary school. Along with providing an academic education, the school also teaches a technical diploma in agro-business and runs seven school businesses. The businesses include chicken and egg production, as well as a dairy plant, pigs, a vegetable garden, and an Ecolodge & restaurant where it is possible to hike and birdwatch. Graduates from the school leave with an education, job offers, and financial skills to support their families. The scholarship money paid for her tuition, books, and dormitory expenses. We are proud to say that Juana was one of the top students in her class, making a speech at the graduation ceremony. Upon graduation this past December 2014, Juana received a job working in Costa Rica for Coffee Source, renown coffee growers and now importers/exporters for the past 15 years. One of her first responsibilities was working as a cupping assistant at the Costa Rican Cup of Excellence.
Furthermore, Cup has already selected another worthy student from the region to receive a scholarship to the school
for the next three years. The student was selected from among a list of many worthy candidates from the coffee area in Jinotega, and it is our hope to be able to support more than one student someday. The school is one of the best opportunities for these children in the coffee regions of Nicaragua to achieve skills and education that will allow them to break the cycle of poverty that is so prevalent among coffee farmers.
Ultimately, Cup for Education strives to augment the quality of life and education in coffee-growing regions. This begins with education. Literate and well-educated children will improve their lives, those of their families, and ultimately, their coffees.
What You Can Do to HelpOne of the best ways to help Cup for Education is to sign up for e-mail updates, “like” us on face book for the most up-to-date pictures from projects, and share our mission with friends and family. Of course, we welcome donations in the form of money or materials. Most of us involved with Cup for Education work in coffee and travel to these communities quite frequently throughout the year on business. Often we bring books and school supplies for schools located in and around these communities. We recommend these books be in Spanish, or bi-lingual.
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Santa Elena Kids and Families in Coffee
Project Contact: Cynthia ElliottEmail: [email protected]: 520-869-1232Location: United States, Santa Elena Coffee Farm
Project Impact: Benefiting migrant coffee pickers and the families of Santa Elena Coffee Farm in Costa Rica.
Project DescriptionWe continue to build relationships with many wonderful people in Costa Rica at the Santa Elena Coffee Farm: Jim and Luz Marina Stuart, all of the fine personnel of their farm and beneficio, and the many returning migrant and local coffee pickers. It was nice to see many of the same faces return to say “Hi” and “thank you for helping.” Cindy Elliott, the medical provider and founder of the trip, along with husband Todd Elliott, organizer and coffee service owner, plan to continue this trip annually. We had second-year veteran volunteers: Patricia and Kelvin Dasher; Jason and Andrew Marsden of Tucson, AZ; as well as Sara, and Britta Diefenbach from Hershey, PA. First-year volunteers included: Cailyn Bunce from Denver, CO; and Veanna Oldaker from Tucson, AZ; and fund-raiser and photographer Kerri Goodman. During the trip, the volunteer group was able to treat approximately two hundred men, women, and children in the fields of the Santa Elena coffee farm. Jason acted as the on site dispensary assisting Cindy as she used medications for procedures and prescriptions. Sara was our 2015 photographer. Andrew and Veana helped set up and tear down camp at each site. Kelvin and Todd coordinated, transported, and navigated. Patricia served as our interpreter and cultural attaché.
Financial support came from: Pat Hagerty and Vistar distributing, Todd and Cindy Elliott, Tom and Sandra Elliott, Tomdra Vending and Coffee, Abundant Health Family Practice, Stu Kaner, Thom Depaola, Coding continuum Inc., and Carolyn Moore.
BenefitsThis trip has allowed us as Coffee entrepreneurs, major coffee drinkers, and human beings to give back to those who work so hard every day in the fields of Santa Elena Coffee farm hand-picking every bean. We have been able to take care of the people by meeting some of their very basic medical needs. We were also able to do some more advanced care such as joint injections, minor surgical procedures for skin infections, provide education about health and family planning, all while caring for each person with love and respect.
Readers can help byHelping us to care for Santa Elena coffee pickers by supporting this annual trip financially and through prayer.
How to Donate:1. Go to alivechurch.com2. Choose the drop down menu
“Giving” and Choose “Give Now No Registration”
3. Give to: choose Missions and then use the sub-category Costa Rica.
4. Finish the rest of the form for payment type, then review and complete.
All funds are tax deductible, and a year-end giving statement can be provided.If you prefer to mail a check mark comments “for Costa Rica Missions” and send check to:Alive church 9662 N La Cholla Blvd Tucson, AZ 85742If you have any questions please call Cindy Elliott at 520-869-1232 (cell) or 520-326-1457 (work).
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July 2015
Bridging Agricultural Communities to Sustainability in Nicaragua
Project Contact: Christa CountrymanEmail: [email protected]: 206.528.1066Project URL: https://www.agros.org/Our-Communities/Nicaragua/Regional-ProjectLocation: Nicaragua, Matagalpa Region
Project Impact: Over the estimated 8-year life of the project, we will work with approximately 800 families (5,000 people) to strengthen agricultural knowledge and production, family health and nutrition, and market knowledge and access.
Project DescriptionIn the rugged hills of rural Nicaragua, Agros International partners with agricultural families to build communities that empower them to change their lives. Agros helps people gain the expertise and experience they need to free themselves from exploitation and grow thriving agricultural businesses by providing training in business, agriculture, and finance, and providing access to housing, health care, sanitation and clean water.
We invest from day one in developing leadership and ownership among partner families with the intention that in 8 to 10 years the community will be fully self-sustainable. Families are offered the transformational opportunity to become landowners, earning the title to the land on which they live by paying off a carefully personalized loan. Children who may have been sick due to lack of health care have access to doctors and education. Mothers receive prenatal care and nutritional training. Subsistence farming makes way for robust, market-driven crop production.
This year in Nicaragua, Agros launches our first regional project that bridges our traditional village model to regional impact in agricultural and health training, sanitation, and more. Over the estimated 8-year life of the project, we will work with approximately 800 families to strengthen agricultural knowledge and production, family health and nutrition, and market knowledge and access. In 2015, we
welcomed the first 50 families onto the land where they will live and build their new farming businesses. Concurrently, we will also continue our outreach to regional families by providing training in agriculture, nutrition, and health.
Benefits“I’ve always been a fighter,” says Rosario, a farmer and entrepreneur in Tierra Nueva, Nicaragua, and single mother of three.
Hard work is nothing new to Rosario, who began working full-time in the fields as a day laborer with her father at age 17. Before moving to Tierra Nueva, Rosario worked alongside men, harvesting coffee and cutting weeds with a machete. It was a hard way to earn a living for her three children.
When the opportunity arose to work with Agros, Rosario didn’t hesitate. She immediately noticed that there were no stores in the community, so she decided to take a risk: she invested all of her savings in a small store that she runs from her home.
The store is not Rosario’s only hope for the future. She is also investing in future coffee harvests. “I’m trying to fill my land with coffee plants,” she says, knowing coffee often produces a higher return than other traditional crops like corn and beans.
Like many partners in Tierra Nueva, Rosario would never have dared to try to plant coffee without the technical and physical support of Agros’ agricultural staff. “Agros has helped us a lot,” she says. “They have helped us with the materials, helped us know how to have better harvests. Through their technical support, we have had better harvests and more earnings.”
With Rosario, we invite you to join us on this incredible journey of empowerment and transformation.
Readers can help byTierras de Vida Annual Dinner: We invite individuals and corporations to sponsor a table at our annual fundraising event, Tierras de Vida. Email us at [email protected] to learn more or to become a sponsor.
Direct from the Field Updates and Webinars: We host quarterly updates near our offices in Seattle, WA. For those not able to attend the events in person, we occasionally host a web-based update. To learn more or attend, email Claire at [email protected].
One Seed Gift Catalog: Find meaningful gift ideas that help families in need, such as fluffy chicks or an acre of seed. We’ll send your loved one a personalized card informing them of your caring gift. One Seed gifts support Agros’ work in Central America. Find your next gift at agros.org/oneseed.
Agros International’s work is made possible through donations from individuals, foundations, and corporations who support our mission to end poverty. Visit us on the web: www.agros.org. Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AgrosIntl. Contact a Philanthropy Services Officer for a personal introduction: [email protected].
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July 2015
Bolaven Farms Crop Share Training Program
Project Contact: Sam SayEmail: [email protected]: (852) 2898 0398Project URL: www.BolavenFarms.comLocation: Laos, Bolaven Plateau in southern Laos
Project Impact: By sowing seeds of hope, Bolaven Farms provides tangible opportunity for farmers through its crop-share training program. Through the program, impoverished farmers are provided attainable avenues to a better life. Meanwhile, the impact is seen in higher pro ductivity; improved cup quality; and hope for a better, sustainable future for the members of the farming communities.
Project DescriptionBolaven Farms is a fully integrated coffee business with a mission of bettering the lives of farmers on the Bolaven Plateau in southern Laos. Bolaven Farms provides a two-year crop-share training program to 33 agrarian families where farmers plot 7,500 coffee trees and receive on-the-job training, plus a generous crop-share of 36 percent. Following the completion of their first year in the program, farmers buy land and qualify to stay on for a second year, ensuring coffee seedlings are planted during the wet season.
Bolaven Farms also serves as the unofficial cooperative processor for coffee villages. Instead of farmers drying coffee cherries poorly, which results in average tasting coffee, Bolaven Farms buys coffee cherries equivalent to green coffee price, essentially performing the task of processing coffee free of charge. Bolaven Farms also stands in
as the extension agronomist for the villages throughout the year to transfer technical know-how and training in best farming practices.
BenefitsBolaven Farms works with smallholder farmers, empowering their individual rights and providing a pathway to independence. The coffee company firmly believes that farmers should be rewarded with dignified and living payments for their crops. Bolaven Farms, through its crop-share program and unique empowerment model, introduces proven technologies to improve productivity, economics and overall well-being for the farming communities.
Readers can help byTo learn more about Bolaven Farms, visit its website at www.BolavenFarms.com. Readers can help bolster the impact of its crop-share program by encouraging their favorite quick-serve restaurant or fast, casual restaurant to carry Bolaven Farms coffee. Restaurants can contact Bolaven Farms through its website or by emailing [email protected]
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July 2015
Brewing Change in Tea And Spice Growing Communities
Project Contact: Jenny KeatingEmail: [email protected] URL: https://www.mercycorps.orgLocation: Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala and Assam and Darjeeling, India
Project Impact: 84,000 people, and counting.
Project DescriptionWhen Margarita suffered the loss of her husband, she had four young children to provide for and her seasonal cardamom crop wasn’t enough to keep her family afloat. Her family often didn’t have enough to eat, and they experienced health issues as a result.
Margarita then heard about a program in her community in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, where she could learn about
improving her farming skills. She joined and learned how to grow a wider variety of crops and increase her production. She has now become a successful businesswoman, able to feed her family year-round and sell the surplus produce for a profit. With her hard work and determination, she was able to educate her four children who are now thriving. Margarita tells us, “I have become more empowered since the program came here. I have the opportunity and right to learn, and to participate in decision-making processes in my community.”
BenefitsFor more than ten years, Mercy Corps and Starbucks’ Tazo Tea have worked together to empower people like Margarita to transform their lives. Together we have reached more than 84,000 people in India and Guatemala who grow tea ingredients for a living with the resources they need to create lasting change in their communities.
Many families in tea origin communities have scarce access to health care, education, or financial and business opportunities. Seasonal crops only provide income to families for part of the year, and during the off-season they often struggle to put food on the table or send their children to school.
As a part of their approach to ethical sourcing, Starbucks and Tazo have collaborated with Mercy Corps to address these issues in a holistic way in Guatemala and India. By combining health education, business training, and youth and women’s empowerment programming, we are helping small communities move toward a brighter and more successful future. Now youth are learning business and life skills, mothers have access to an emergency fund
in case they need critical care for themselves or their families, and parents like Margarita are able to put food on the table year round and send their children to school.
Readers can help byMercy Corps is a leading global humanitarian organization saving and improving lives in the world’s toughest places. With a network of experienced professionals in more than 40 countries, we partner with local communities to put bold ideas into action to help people recover, overcome hardship, and build better lives. We rely on the support of individuals, foundations and corporations to make our work in Guatemala, India, and in other coffee and tea growing regions possible. Visit www.mercycorps.org/ways-to-help to learn more about how you can get involved. You can also stay connected to our work by visiting mercycorps.org and following us on Facebook , Instagram and Twitter.
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Clean Cook Stoves in Uganda: Climate Change Mitigation with Health and Employment Benefits
Project Contact: Paul KatzeffEmail: [email protected]: 707-964-0118 ext 226Project URL: http://www.thanksgivingcoffee.com/clean-cookstoves-in-uganda/Location: Uganda, Foothills of Mt. Elgon, Mbale, Uganda
Project Impact: Improving the quality of life for 140 Family Households of The Namanyonyi Coop, the local craftspeople that build them, and the communities’ future generations. The project is designed to complete one clean cook stove per day for 60 days, then begin preparation for the next 100 units.
Project DescriptionThe Namanyonyi Cooperative in Uganda is an interfaith community of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish farmers who have put aside religious differences to produce a delicious coffee called “Delicious Peace.”
The Clean Cook stoves project was born out of a climate change mitigation initiative brought to Namanyonyi Cooperative in 2012. The initiative began by planting trees. However, the trees were quickly devastated by the cooperative’s highly inefficient cooking methods.
The coop members knew that if they had more efficient ways to cook, they would lower their use of firewood. The clean cook stoves were the solution.
In the first phase of funding, we were able to provide clean cook stoves to the most disadvantaged cooperative members. The first 44 stoves were built for the elderly,
families with children, and single-parent families. This was complete by December of 2014.
The objective of phase I was to test the ability of the coop GM and staff to find local materials and train local craftsmen, creating ongoing jobs with a new Clean Cook Stove Trade or industry. Funds were generated by co-op board using their Fair Trade premium and by Thanksgiving Coffee Company’s sales rebate of $1.00/pkg. added to purchases by supporters of interfaith work.
With Phase I successfully completed, we now enter Phase II: to complete the next 50 stoves for this year. It is our goal to continue to provide guidance and funding for a “smokeless kitchen” with a clean cook stove for every member of Namanyonyi Cooperative by the end of 2016.
BenefitsAs a result of the Clean Cook Stove project, the rate of deforestation has been curbed. The newly planted trees can develop deep root systems which then allows the soil to become more fertile for food production as the trees bring up the water table. This rich soil further strengthens the coffee trees and other food crops grown for subsistence. This will improve food security for the area’s farmers by increasing the diversity of foods immediately available to farming families.
These stoves use 1/10 the fuel to produce a cooked meal, while the chimney directs smoke out of the kitchen, reducing the risks of respiratory disorders to all involved with the cooking. They also reduce the risk of fire, given that the homes are made of dry
banana fiber and grass-thatched roofs. This also lowers the chances of children getting burnt or even dying.
This project is designed to create a new indigenous industry. Over one million rural Ugandans use open fire kitchens in their highly flammable homes.
Utilizing local materials and local craftsmen, this project will become a model for future funders. The Clean Cook Stoves are part Health Benefit, and part Climate change Mitigation, while also providing new employment opportunities. Scale will lower costs, increase the number of cook stoves builders, and form the basis of a new and healthier cultural norm.
Readers can help byBy purchasing Delicious Peace Coffee at Thanksgivingcoffee.com. Over the past decade we have built a large following of Churches, Mosques and Synagogues, plus hundreds of Delicious Peace Coffee buyers via our web store. We will fund this project with their help via coffee purchases of Delicious Peace Coffee. The Cooperative has dedicated the fair trade premium they receive from Thanksgiving Coffee to fund this this project, the project will be totally funded by rebates from the sales of the coops coffee at $.50 a package.
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Earth’s Choice Women of Coffee Micro Finance
Project Contact: Roberta Lauretti-BernhardEmail: [email protected]: 619.889.1997Project URL: https://www.facebook.com/womenofcoffeeProject Name: Earth’s Choice Women of Coffee MicrofinanceLocation: Guatemala, Colombia, El Salvador, Mexico
Project Impact: 800 direct stakeholders (women plus their families).
Project DescriptionFostering economic growth while ensuring natural resource stability is our long-range goal. Increasing women’s skills and market access can stabilize women’s income in coffee countries that are negatively impacted by fluctuating world coffee prices, climate change phenomena (floods, drought, etc.) and population pressures. Building women’s businesses and protecting their valuable coffee forests ensures they do not have to abandon their coffee farms for urban areas in search of low-paying work.
Based on the successful Grameen Bank “group loan” model, Earth’s Choice clients have turned their lives around. Group loans are 4 - 5 women of $200 to $1,000. Earth’s Choice began fundraising in 2012 and created its first two loan portfolios in Guatemala & Mexico. In Guatemala, the women established profitable small businesses including a grocery store, clothing design shop, bakery, pharmacy,
pig & poultry farms, and a butcher shop. In Mexico they expanded their textile factory output to increase their exports. The default rate is a low 98% and each portfolio has grown from between 5 - 8%. Currently there are programs operating in Guatemala, El Salvador, Mexico, and Colombia.
PartnershipsEarth’s Choice began its partnership with Rotary in 2012 and in 2014 signed an MOU with the International Women’s Coffee Alliance’s (IWCA) to begin loan programs with their member chapters to develop microfinance programs with IWCA’s 18 country chapters.
BenefitsEarth’s Choice’s transformative solution is to provide: affordable loans, skill building, and equitable access to technologies and health services. Understanding “coffee cupping” can be highly beneficial economically. Women typically cannot afford “cupping” equipment or water filtration devices to know about the true quality of their coffee beans. By understanding their coffee’s quality, they can price it realistically and this can positively impact their income. Earth’s Choice has begun in-country partnerships with local Rotary clubs and clinics to extend some vital health care services like mammograms and pap smears.
Women in the program have reported these specific benefits:• Increasedincomes,• Increasedbusinessskills&financial
literacy,• Accesstoandtrainingwithnew
affordable technologies: “cupping” equipment, water filters, etc.
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• Increasedunderstandingofthevalueof their coffee,
• Bettermarketaccess,pricesfortheircoffee,
• Moreincometobuyfood,clothes,andeducate their children.
Readers can help byThere are three ways you can help:1) Make individual or business donations
on Paypal link: http://www.earthschoice.org/Make-A-Donation/make-a-donation.html
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July 2015
Generations: Building Perspectives for Rural Youth in Trifinio
Project Contact: Gyde FeddersenEmail: [email protected]: +49 (0)40808112422Project URL: hrnstiftung.org/Location: Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador
Project Impact: 3,130 youth will be empowered through this project.
Project DescriptionPervasive poverty and a lack of perspectives are only a few of the challenges young people living in el Trifinio, the tri-border area between Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, face. While their parents have been coffee producers for all their lives – a profession handed down from generation to generation – youth now tend to break with this tradition in search for more attractive income-generating activities by migrating to larger cities or the United States.
Funded by the Inter-American Development Bank, Tim Hortons, the Trade Facilitation Office Canada, and the International Coffee Partners, Fundación SES and the Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung are teaming up for the youngsters’ perspectives. Together, we are implementing an initiative to enhance young people’s abilities and strengthen their opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship. In el Trifinio, where over 70% of the rural economy depends on coffee in one way or another, youths lack possibilities to engage themselves in the local employment market.
Using a peer-to-peer education method, youth are engaged in acquiring skills for employability and entrepreneurship and are guided towards existing opportunities within and outside of the coffee value chain. They develop their individual ‘life plans’ and are connected to a network of employers, vocational institutes and farmer organizations to conduct internships and training courses.
BenefitsThe project will empower 3,130 youth in coffee growing communities to help them discover their goals in life and help them to seek further training. By offering a variety of opportunities, youth are offered the chance to experiment with their talents and develop new skills. With greater access to employment, educational, or entrepreneurial opportunities young people will have more reason to remain in their communities and become drivers of the rural economy.
Creating opportunities for youth is vital to eradicating poverty in the long run. Encouraging them to try out their ideas and visions and to create an environment in which they thrive to learn and engage might turn a new leaf for coffee production – one where youth can still hand down coffee production to the next generation of coffee growers.
Readers can help bySpread the word!
Farmers are aging; coffee production is a risky business with climate and price fluctuations. This leaves little incentive for youth to continue in coffee. How can coffee production be made economically more attractive for youth to stay? Who will be the future leaders in the rural communities
to shape the future of coffee?1- Modern production practices and a
stronger business focus need to be introduced to add value and change the perception towards coffee as a business.
2- Rural communities need holistic and strategic development plans – coffee must be part of an economic development strategy in combination with other opportunities.
Do you want to support us in giving the youngsters of Central America a viable perspective? Then please share our mission and pass this message on!HRNS on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HRNStiftungHRNS on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HRNStiftungOur Generations-blog: https://generacioneshrns.wordpress.com/
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Haiti Coffee: An Economic Development Proposal
Project Contact: Paul KurtzEmail: [email protected]: 937-834-3230Project URL: hemispherecoffeeroasters.comLocation: Haiti, Grand Bwa Region
Project Impact: Sixty Thousand people live in this region, many are small crop farmers.
Project DescriptionHaiti lies 800 miles off the Florida coast but seems a world away. Decades of political unrest and natural disasters have disseminated its once large coffee sector, thought to have at one time produced half of the global market. Between 1998 and 2002, annual coffee exports fell to only four million dollars, less than one sixth their former size. Today it is a fraction of that.
Belief in Haiti’s potential as a high-quality coffee producer runs strong among coffee professionals. Many remember a taste radically different from other Caribbean coffees, such as Cuban and Dominican. What is being discovered is that if wild Haitian coffees (Typica) are allowed to mature and grow, numerous taste profiles
emerge—provided that people are trained in picking, sorting, and processing. But there is much work to do in rebuilding the specialty coffee industry in Haiti.
Hemisphere Coffee Roasters is working with in-country partners to put the pieces together to see an “economic lift” sweep through this region through the production of specialty grade coffee. At 1500 meters, they have excellent coffee-growing conditions. Our evaluation and cuppings have produced fantastic results. Chocolaty and caramel notes with low acidity impressed Paul Kurtz, a certified Q-Grader working on this project.
BenefitsServeHAITI, a healthcare and economic development NGO in Haiti, has targeted the Grand Bwa region in the Ouest Department. Sixty thousand people live in this region bordering the Dominican of Republic. Most have no access to healthcare, and very little education or opportunity.
Hemisphere Coffee Roasters has been working with individual farmers and farmer groups in Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Thailand over the past 8 years, enabling growers to reach their full potential and access markets previously unavailable to these farmers. Recently, Hemisphere Coffee Roasters’ owner and green coffee buyer, Paul Kurtz, was invited by ServeHAITI to join them in working at an economic development project involving restoration of specialty coffee production.
Coffee is currently growing in small plots under a fairly thick shade cover. Because of the lack of markets and technical know-how many of these plots are shrinking, making room for crops with a more immediate return such as corn and beans. We are working with Floresta, a NGO that already has farmer groups organized, to distribute an improved
variety of coffee to these groups. A structure has been put in place to buy only ripe cherries and do the processing at central buying stations across the region.
Readers can help byWe are looking for funding to purchase several pieces of equipment to set up at our final processing and sorting area outside Saint Pierre. A facility is secured that will house this operation. Equipment to purchase is several small de-pulpers and a huller to shell the parchment (for the wet-processed) and hull for naturals. Anyone interested in discussing how you might get directly involved are invited to contact Paul Kurtz at Hemisphere Coffee Roasters.
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Crop and Community Improvement for the Village of El Socorro de la Penitas, Honduras
Project Contact: Melissa RognerEmail: [email protected]: 614-252-3335Project URL: http://www.crimsoncup.com/about/friend-2-farmerLocation: Honduras, Village of El Socorro de la Penitas, Honduras
Project Impact: This project is working to improve the quality of life for 21 coffee farmers of Coop Cultivadores del Reino, their workers and more than 70 students at the local Jose Cecilio de Valle elementary school.
Project DescriptionSince 2011, Crimson Cup has been working with smallholder coffee farmers in the village of El Socorro de la Penita, Honduras to develop a sustainable coffee harvest and a better quality of life. We make regular visits to advise the farmers on growing and processing techniques. We also pay a higher-than-market price for coffee through the local Coop Cultivadores del Reino.
In 2014, we began working with local community leader, farmer, and wet mill owner David Lopez to improve the flavor profile of his coffee through honey-processing. This year, we helped him build a solar dryer at the wet mill.
We’re also working with community leaders to improve the quality of education at the one-room Jose Cecilio de Vallle elementary school, which serves over 70 students.
As part of our commitment, we have connected El Socorro to the rich resources of the Ohio State University, the nation’s largest land-grant institution. For the past three years, we have sponsored service
learning trips to El Socorro by students from the colleges of Agriculture, Business, Education, Engineering and Nursing, who learn about the coffee production cycle, study socioeconomic issues facing coffee farmers and develop relationships in the farming community.
BenefitsWorking with David Lopez and other local farmers since 2011, we’re seeing significant impact in the quality of coffee and education at Jose Cecilio del Valle elementary school.
We have consulted with David on a honey processing technique that improves the quality of the coffee. This past year, we helped to build solar drying racks at the community wet mill.
At the school, we employed an Indiegogo crowd-funding campaign to raise $4,800 for a supplemental English-speaking teacher at the elementary school. We also worked with a Columbus-area elementary school, whose students raised $3,800 for scholarships to enable El Socorro students to attend school beyond the sixth grade. We also have donated books and desks for a library and computer lab.
During annual service learning trips, Ohio State University students meet with teachers and local students, participate in classroom sessions and engage students in learning activities. They are also consulting
with the local teachers to obtain materials to teach English.
In 2014, OSU students identified the need for nebulizer machines to help local medical workers treat respiratory illnesses, which are prevalent in the area. On this year’s trip, students brought plans and materials for nebulizers. They assembled six nebulizers and taught local medical workers how to build their own machines.
Readers can help byPurchasing El Socorro Honduras coffee from Crimson Cup Coffee & Tea. Through our Friend2Farmer Direct Trade Program, Crimson Cup pays an above-market price for El Socorro coffee. The local farmers are then able to invest in better cultivation methods and the local community school. Coffee can be purchased at http://www.crimsoncup.com/store/buy-coffee/friend-2-farmer-coffee
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The Roya Recovery & Food Sovereignty
Project Contact: Bill FishbeinEmail: [email protected]: 505-690-5834Project URL: thecoffeetrust.orgLocation: Guatemala, Asociacion Chajulense farmers are amongst the most marginalized coffee producers in the world. The association was established in the middle of Guatemala’s 36-year civil war and became a beacon of hope in this dark period of Guatemala’s history. Today, much of its coffee production is sourced directly by specialty, Fair Trade coffee roasters. Even before La Roya struck, the region was deeply impoverished and additionally devastated by the civil war.
Project Impact: The project involves 500-750 coffee farmers and their families affecting anywhere from 2,500 to 4,000 people.
Project DescriptionThe Roya fungus has devastated coffee production in Central America, including the Ixil region of Guatemala, where coffee farmers have lost over 75% of their coffee production. Small-scale coffee farmers have had their livelihoods destroyed, which has magnified the deep poverty that already exists there.
The Roya Recovery Project trains coffee farmers in the use of effective microorganisms (EMs) to defend their coffee plants against the devastating fungus. EMs kill La Roya on the leaves, starve La Roya in the soil, and breakdown nutrients in the soil rapidly for plants to absorb quickly for quicker plant nourishment.
The project trains farmers in soil replenishment using organic compost, cover cropping and ash, and trains farmers to effectively prune a percentage of their farms each year, ‘cleansing’ old coffee plants of unneeded branches that use up too much of the plant’s energy.
The project trains farmers in producing ‘live barriers’ - fruit trees, canopies, etc. - that provide shade and protect plants against wind, rain and erosion as well
as hard barriers such as rocks to protect organic farms against non organic runoff from other farms.
The Roya Recovery Project grew out of The Food Sovereignty Project, which was established to help families overcome chronic hunger all too prevalent even when production is good. Both projects utilize many of the same organic agricultural practices, and both projects employ the shared learning principles of Campesino a Campesino, which promotes lateral learning from farmer to farmer and empowers farmers in every aspect of their lives.
BenefitsThrough organic practices, the farmers from Asociacion Chajulense will recover their lost coffee production and increase their productivity to significantly improve their income from coffee. The farmers will also learn appropriate, organic practices that will prevent La Roya from returning in the future, and protect against a host of other blights. The farmers learn through the principles of Campesino a Campesino. These shared learning principles, from farmer to farmer, allow farmers to become empowered and inspired in every aspect of
their lives.
Inextricably linked to Food Sovereignty, the project teaches women how to establish their own family gardens, use
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rich organic compost to nourish their soil, care for the hens to provide large quantities of eggs for family consumption and much-needed protein, and also to sell extra egg production for added income. The project also trains families to construct their own in-home, efficient, ventilated stoves. These stoves significantly reduce the billowing black smoke that is caused by unventilated in-home stoves, which causes severe and often fatal respiratory illnesses and stunted brain development amongst children.
Readers can help byReaders can help by making a contribution to The Coffee Trust and designating it for either the Roya Recovery Project or The Food Sovereignty Project.
Readers can also help by inquiring at The Coffee Trust about obtaining information, materials, posters, and video graphics to be used inside cafes for customers to learn more about La Roya, and Food Sovereignty.
Readers can also host a fundraiser in their own cafe or promote in-store fundraisers to their wholesale clients. The Coffee Trust provides all of the materials. All the cafe has to provide is the space and the time to host the fundraiser. The Coffee Trust provides all the rest.
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Keeping Up in a Competitive Global Market Means Better Life for Coffee Farmers in Indonesia
Project Contact: Rick PeyserEmail: [email protected]: 802-899-8996Project URL: programs.lwr.org/gayoLocation: Indonesia, Gayo region of Indonesia
Project Impact: This project works with 5,270 small-scale coffee producers and delegates and will reach 26,350 people.
Project DescriptionBecause of its abundant rainfall and fertile soil, the Gayo region of Indonesia is globally recognized for the market potential of its high-quality Arabica coffee. But many farmers lack the skills and knowledge to grow the quantity and quality of coffee that would help them keep up in a competitive global market.
While coffee cooperatives are expanding to meet the global demand for coffee from Gayo, not all are succeeding in the international marketplace. Despite increased interest, many cooperatives struggle to take full advantage of the international market. Many lack management and governance skills and have limited capacity to provide services that improve the quality and yield of members’ coffee.
That’s why Lutheran World Relief (LWR), in partnership with Fair Trade USA, Progreso, and Rabobank Foundation began working with four coffee cooperatives in the Gayo region. Through this project, LWR is bringing our nearly 30 years of experience working with coffee producers to Gayo by helping farmers improve coffee quality, increase productivity, improve access to capital and become stronger business partners, all leading to a better life for farming families.
BenefitsSulastri is a mother of three who supports her family by growing coffee on about 2.5 acres of land in the Gayo region. She’s also a member of Permata Gayo cooperative.
Through this project, Sulastri and her husband have learned to better care for their coffee trees and to use improved agricultural methods that help them grow a greater yield of higher quality coffee. “I learned about pruning the trees and cutting the branches so sunlight can go inside [and reach more of the plant],” Sulastri says.
LWR facilitated the installation of eight wet mill processing facilities and organic fertilizer facilities and trained about 200 farmers to produce their own organic fertilizer using overripe fruit that is readily available on their own farms a much-improved practice compared to their traditional practice of simply using coffee pulp and dried leaves as fertilizer.
They’ve learned to reuse the water from coffee washing, mixing it with palm sugar to speed up the composting process. Each week the group produces 200-400 kg of organic fertilizer.
To strengthen the organizational capacity of the cooperatives, LWR provided governance and management training so cooperatives can provide better services to members and form stronger relationships with lending institutions and buyers.
For farmers like Sulastri, this work means a great deal. She says, “If we have a good harvest, coffee fulfills our daily needs.”
Readers can help byLutheran World Relief believes that
satisfying growing global demand for coffee and cocoa and improving the lives of farmers can - and should - go hand in hand. Through our Ground Up Initiative, we are actively applying successful project methodologies to improve the lives of smallholder coffee and cocoa farmers around the world. You can support this work with a donation to LWR at lwr.org, or by following us on Facebook (facebook.com/LuthWorldRelief) or Twitter (twitter.com/LuthWorldRelief).
For companies interested in learning more about coffee from the Gayo region, we invite you to take part in Temu Kopi — now in its third year — where representatives from across the Indonesian coffee value chain come together for discussions on issues of importance to the coffee community. For more information on Temu Kopi, please email [email protected].
Lutheran World Relief works to improve the lives of smallholder farmers and people experiencing poverty in Africa, Asia and Latin America, both in times of emergencies and for the long term. With the financial support of U.S. Lutherans and other donors, LWR strengthens communities through programs in agriculture, climate and emergency operations. LWR works with partners, supporters and technical assistance providers to achieve lasting results.
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Opportunity Center
Project Contact: Dr. Terry M. GoodwinEmail: [email protected]: 636-544-2151Project URL: sunministries.orgProject Name: Opportunity CenterLocation: United States, St. Louis Missouri
Project Impact: Helping many single mothers and disadvantaged women in the inner city of North St. Louis.
Project DescriptionThe Sun Ministries’ Opportunity Center utilizes sewing to bring opportunity to people locked in poverty. Our Sewing Center is a skill-building and employment center located in the inner city of North St. Louis. We use discarded coffee bean bags and repurposed fabric to produce fashionable messenger bags and purses. Through the production of these products we help single mothers, those recovering from addiction, the homeless, and ex-offenders to learn skills, earn income and break the cycle of poverty.
The project takes in those with serious obstacles to self-sufficiency and helps them to earn income, improve skills and overcome the obstacles that hold them in poverty. We offer assistance in removing outstanding warrants, obtaining G.E.D.’s and driver’s licenses, and making plans to improve income and education levels to become more self-sufficient.
A single mom can be trained in various aspects of sewing in our program. We can then supply them with a sewing machine and material so they can work from home. This overcomes the obstacle of obtaining childcare and opens opportunity that would otherwise be unavailable.
Our project takes people where they are and works with them to achieve their goals. We do not limit our service to a set number of weeks. We will work with them as long as it takes to overcome their obstacles.
BenefitsWe divert around 4000 coffee bags and hundreds of yards of fabric from entering landfills each year. As we produce these products, we teach valuable skills to our participants and use the income to overcome obstacles in their lives and move them from welfare to self-sufficiency.
The women can set up to work at home in some cases, which overcomes the obstacle of childcare that keeps so many locked in poverty. By helping the mothers we also increase opportunity for their children. The skills gained in the Sewing Center can help them to start their own micro-businesses. We assist them in all aspects of business training and start-up.
We are located in a generationally poor area. Unemployment in our neighborhood is estimated at between 40-50%. Many that we help are hindered by a lack of education and transportation that prevents them from obtaining employment. Our project helps the hopelessly trapped to have hope and opportunity. By offering a work-at-home option we help young single mothers to become productive
income earners and escape the welfare cycle.
Readers can help byOur project relies on product sales to be successful. We are looking for resellers to distribute our products. We can benefit from donations of functional industrial sewing machines. We have many non-working sewing machines and could benefit from having someone with sewing machine repair experience visit us in St. Louis to repair machines. We need to have our staff trained in sewing machine repair and are willing to send them to another location for that training. We can use donations of black thread and rotary cutters. Cash donations are always helpful.
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Pathways to Literacy- Educating the Next Generation
Project Contact: Rosemary TrentEmail: [email protected]: 202-302-0622Project URL: puebloapueblo.orgLocation: Guatemala, Solola, Lake Atitlan
Project Impact: The project will directly impact 1200 primary school children and will impact another 2000 individuals indirectly through community outreach.
Project DescriptionWhen a child enters a library, she finds a cozy place to learn, to engage with friends and to let her imagination run free. Children discover new experiences and new sources of inspiration and enjoyment. Encouraged to explore on their own, children can direct their own learning by pursuing subjects that interest them. Without libraries, these childhood opportunities are lost forever. Pueblo a Pueblo believes that investing in school libraries and literacy programs fosters a lifelong love of learning. Assisted by our Pathways to Literacy project, public primary schools are establishing
child-friendly school libraries, providing age-appropriate books and educational resources and developing teacher capacity through literacy training. Today, more than 1,200 children from rural coffee communities around Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, are engaged in daily library- and classroom-based literacy activities.
Guatemala has one of the lowest literacy rates in all of Latin America. Disproportionately affected are rural, often indigenous, coffee farming communities. The region around Lake Atitlan, an important coffee-producing region, is no exception. Children’s reading and comprehension achievement is stunted due to a systemic lack of access to literacy materials and trained educators. At the root of this illiteracy are impoverished communities and an educational system that fails to keep poor children in school or to offer them the basic skills they need to improve their lives.
BenefitsPueblo a Pueblo’s program equips Guatemalan children with the skills and resources they need to stay in school, become literate, and thrive academically. We provide educators with training to use a broad range of teaching strategies to keep students engaged and interested while promoting learning opportunities for students to see beyond textbooks and classrooms. We engage older students who provide leadership by becoming “reading buddies,” enabling them to read to and work with younger students. By sponsoring literacy camps during school holidays, we engage children who may not be currently enrolled in school and encourage families to return their children to the classroom. Our ultimate aims are to create a love of
reading and writing both inside and outside of school that will prepare children for lifelong success.
Access to quality education, books and libraries are critical to ensuring that children in vulnerable coffee communities around Lake Atitlan have a brighter future.
Readers can help byThere are several ways you can help Pueblo a Pueblo promote literacy in Guatemalan coffee communities. You can donate money for books and resources or help fundraise for a library at a new school. Pueblo a Pueblo is also seeking opportunities to equip libraries with advanced technologies, such as e-books, to give students interactive tools to support and enhance early learning and literacy.
For more information visit Pueblo a Pueblo’s website at http://www.puebloapueblo.org/.
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July 2015
Read with Me!
Project Contact: Fundação Educar DPaschoalEmail: [email protected] and [email protected]: 55-19-3728-8170Project URL: http://www.daterracoffee.com.br/#/ids-sustentability-fundacaoeducarLocation: Brazil, Patronício City at Minas Gerais State in Brazil
Project Impact: 220 local teachers, 25 local students, 170 families, over 5 thousand people will be impacted.
Project DescriptionThe Educar Foundation has produced more than 37 million children books that are distributed to public schools, social organizations and libraries free of charge through the Leia Comigo! (Read with Me!) program over the last 15 years. The goal of Read with Me! is promoting the development of reading habits and civic values.
In Patronício City at Minas Gerais State in Brazil, where the coffee farm is located, we will distribute 5 thousand books for local public schools and families in 2015. Read with Me! developed a more local and a specific project at Patrocínio that includes, once a year, offering a week of extra activities to strengthen the distribution of the books and contribute to the local educational network. During this week we promote: a) an event for teachers with a keynote
speaker, emphasizing the importance of a good education and the incentive for reading;
b) Trails Educators in the coffee farm DATERRA with the farm´s staff agronomists engineers to talk about
the importance of the environment and its preservation;
c) moments of relaxing and storytelling to develop a taste for reading.
BenefitsThe local distribution of books has a big impact on the kids, developing reading habits and civic values that will increase their opportunities for improvements in their lives. The keynote speaker brings new
concepts of education to open the teachers’ mindsets regarding how to get kids to like school.
The education trails fascinate the kids and engage them on the responsibility of taking care of their environment.
The storytelling at the farm is a rich moment where the kids find joy in reading for someone and take that back to their families. The kids bring home the books and they often read for the parents who usually don´t know how to read.
Readers can help byReaders can help with extra donations so we can increase the trail activities!
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July 2015
Sustainable, Humane, and Organic Agriculture Movement (SHOAM)
Project Contact: Jessica BoldingEmail: [email protected] URL: climbforsustainablefuture.orgProject Name: Sustainable, Humane, and Organic Agriculture Movement (SHOAM)Location: Ecuador, Flora Villa and Intag Cloud Forest Reserve, Ecuador
Project Impact: Fifty agricultural families, ranging from 5-10 members.
Project DescriptionFifty agricultural families, ranging from 5-10 members in size, will learn to purify water, build solar water-heaters, harvest bio-gas, and produce organic fertilizers for personal use and commerce. These fertilizers, in both solid and liquid form, will be distributed over time to the greater surrounding areas, and eventually throughout the entire province of Imbabura, Ecuador (population 14,000). Replacing chemical fertilizers with organic solutions protects the health of the people and the land in highly bio-diverse areas of the world.
This is a remarkable and holistic approach to philanthropy created by the people who have lived in Villa Flora. The Vashon Island
Rotary Club in collaboration with the Quito Rotary Club of Ecuador has chosen coffee producers in Villa Flora, Ecuador to pilot the SHOAM project. In the future, SHOAM will broaden its base to other agricultural locations within Guatemala.
The pilot is expected to run 1-2 years. As part of the sustainable model, Rotary will provide leadership, monitoring, and the supplies for water purification, solar water-heaters, bio-gas extraction, and fertilizer production. The Quito School of Chemical Engineering will teach the villagers all the necessary skills to create the sustainable model. The villagers contribute through labor and learning. Each family will maintain a biomass digester system.
BenefitsThe Villa Flora community grows a variety of consumables including coffee. Currently the standard farming practice includes use of commercial chemical fertilizers for production. The local area already boasts an organic coffee co-operative. The SHOAM project will allow villagers of Villa Flora to meet the co-operative’s organic requirement. In addition, fertilizer production is expected to exceed the local need, providing a surplus for sale. This would bring in an estimated $2000 US per month to the impoverished villagers.
The SHOAM project helps protect and replenish the very land the coffee is grown on, by switching over to natural fertilizers. Organic fertilizer sales are a win-win solution to halt the exposure of chemicals to the people and the planet.
It is commonly known that impoverished people are at higher risk for disease, human trafficking, and loss of opportunity. Bringing families out of poverty keeps children safe and offers them a pursuit of knowledge and happiness.
Readers can help byWe invite you to be a part of this exciting project with your contributions. Please donate through our web link or contact Jessica Bolding. Buying coffee directly from Café Rio Intag supports the Intag-based organic coffee co-operative.
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July 2015
The Chajulense Women’s Savings/Micro-Credit Project
Project Contact: Bill FishbeinEmail: [email protected]: 505-690-5834Project URL: thecoffeetrust.orgLocation: Guatemala, San Gaspar Chajul, Quiché Guatemala,
Project Impact: 1,200 families and 6,000 people will be impacted by this project.
Project DescriptionIn 2007, several hundred women-coffee-sorters from the fair trade, organic coffee cooperative Asociacion Chajulense, in the Ixil region of Guatemala, lost their jobs to new sorting equipment. The area is one of the poorest, most marginalized regions at origin. In 2008, under the umbrella of the coffee association, 20 women created Chajulense de Mujeres, a Savings/Micro-Credit group established in the hopes that one day, it might provide an income for some of the hundreds of jobs that were lost.
The Coffee Trust provided capital for the project and introduced a savings component from which the women would eventually build their own capital fund. The Coffee Trust invested in Capacity Building for the women to develop a more effective, more efficient organization. Leadership training was emphasized along with fundraising skills so the group could sustain itself without support from The Coffee Trust.
After 7 years, there are 1,000 women in the program. It is 100% financially sustainable. It is capable of providing loans to those 1,000 women from a capital fund made up of the women’s savings.
Through The Coffee Trust Capacity Building Program, the women leaders have become financially literate, and have gained further access to low-interest and zero-interest loans from KIVA Foundation and the Swedish Embassy. In the future the program will serve thousands of women, far more than the hundreds of jobs lost in 2007.
The Coffee Trust will continue to provide the women with financial management skills to create the only bank for the poor in the region.
BenefitsThe project helps women provide an income for themselves that is not dependent upon the very volatile coffee trade. The income helps them buy food for their families where coffee has fallen short. The project teaches women financial literacy, such as how to make a household budget. The project teaches women how to manage their small businesses. The project teaches women to how to run a major banking institution.
By providing a significant part of their family income, the women gain a voice in their own home, and a voice in their own community. In the process, the women gain self-confidence. They become empowered and inspired. They see hope where they could only see despair. They see opportunities where they had only seen limitations. They see a future filled with possibilities instead of one that has nowhere to go.
The project inspires women not only in the area of money and income. It inspires the women in every aspect of their lives.
Readers can help byReaders can help Chajulnese de Mujeres develop into a major bank for the poor in the Ixil region of Guatemala by supporting The Coffee Trust’s Capacity Building program. The program is training Chajulnese de Mujeres in financial management so they can effectively and efficiently develop their successful women’s savings and credit project into a major bank for the poor in the region.
Contributions to The Coffee Trust should be designated for the Chajulense Women’s Micro-Credit Project.
Readers can also help by inquiring at the Coffee Trust for promotional material that can be used inside cafes to inform coffee customers about the complexities of life at origin and what is being done to help coffee farmers and their families build sustainable lives.
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Project DescriptionCoffee has immense potential to make a lasting global impact. Whether it is a farmer’s livelihood or a simple cup of motivation, coffee is vital to people from all places and walks of life. This is why we want to use coffee as a medium for change. Many of us in the coffee industry know about the struggles of coffee farmers. At Three Tree Coffee Roasters, we strive to take care of our farmers by partnering with organizations, such as: Fair Trade USA, Cafe Femenino, and Thrive Farmers. As we grow, we hope to form direct trade
relationships through which we can establish initiatives catered to a specific community’s needs. But why stop at the coffee farmer, who in many instances can be considered a labor trafficking victim? We want to see ALL victims of ALL types of slavery set free. This is why we are opening a coffee shop to go along with our roasting operation. Coffee shops attract people from all walks of life around a drink. We hope to take advantage of this opportunity to spread awareness about human trafficking through fundraiser events and by partnering with local and international organizations. We don’t want to re-create the wheel. Instead, we want to pull the good wheels together to start a movement.
BenefitsA tree is a source of life in many ways. By selling artisan-roasted specialty coffee, we want to give life in 3 ways: empower our farmers, end human trafficking, and engage our community. We are already making an impact in the coffee industry and the trafficking industry through our roasting operations. This coffee shop will expand the reach of our mission and the level of our impact by giving us more interaction with our community. This will provide an avenue to spread awareness about human trafficking, which is vital to seeing an end to this injustice. On a lighter note, this coffee shop will also introduce a blossoming community to specialty coffee. Statesboro, GA is home to Georgia Southern University, one of the fastest growing universities in the southeast United States. This community is primed to make a global impact and eager for a unique coffee experience.
Readers can help byThe premise of our project is community. Our world (macro-community) becomes a better place when our micro-communities partner together. More so, our micro-communities thrive when they live selflessly. That is why this project, in a strange way, is not just about those we are trying to help, but it is about you. The coffee farmers need you. The trafficking victims need you. And we are unashamed to say that we need YOU! Please consider helping us in 3 ways:1) donate towards our project2) share our project with your friends
(facebook, twitter, instagram)3) share our project and mission with
organizations that have similar missions.
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Project Contact: Philip KlaymanEmail: [email protected] URL: igg.me/at/3treecoffeeLocation: United States, Statesboro, GA
Project Impact: Countless farmers, trafficking victims, and you.
July 2015
Project DescriptionThe leaf rust crisis of 2012 affected nearly 600,000 thousand acres of Central American coffee farmland. Nearly 300,000 farmers need to replant coffee because of it. But many of them are at risk of using inferior seedlings, susceptible varieties, or seeds that are poorly adapted to their location—meaning they will continue to be vulnerable to future disease outbreaks.
Every coffee plant a farmer puts in the ground is an investment in his or her future. The life of a coffee tree is 20-30 years. If a farmer makes a poor decision on variety, the cumulative loss can be huge. Historically, farmers have made that investment blindly or with only minimal guidance, relying on hearsay from neighbors or outdated information from institutions. Home gardeners in the U.S. can order vegetable catalogs that include germination times, expected yield, and recommended fertilization. Unbelievably, coffee farmers—who earn their livelihoods from the decisions they make about which coffees to plant—don’t have a similar resource. The lack of a comprehensive, up-to-date coffee catalog puts farmers at risk.
The coffee industry, through World Coffee Research, with support from USAID and PROMECAFE, wants to change that. We are creating the first-ever catalog of coffee varieties for Central America, Peru and the Caribbean. The Variety Intelligence project gathers in one place all the existing information on varieties in the region. The catalog will include information on: yield, vigor, disease/insect resistance,
performance at altitude and under shade/sun, cup quality, and where those varieties are available.
BenefitsInformation is power. The Variety Intelligence project brings urgently needed information to coffee farmers to help them decide which coffee is best for their situation. Planting the right varietals will help ensure they produce more and better coffee, which in turn will create stable livelihoods through coffee farming.
The catalog will be distributed to tens of thousands of coffee farmers through national coffee institutions, exporters, cooperatives and nurseries that supply coffee plants and seeds. The results of better planting decisions ripple outward. Since coffee producers who make good planting decisions will be at much less risk of threats from disease or pests, the risk to coffee importers and roasters will also be less. In the wake of the 2012 leaf rust crisis, coffee buyers had to scramble to meet demand.
Choosing the right varietal also has consequences for quality in the cup. Farmers will be more likely to plant varieties that are well adapted to their environments when given good information about this essential factor. The famed Geisha variety was planted around Central America for 40 years without notice before anyone realized it could be exquisite in the right environment.
Readers can help byWorld Coffee Research works openly so that everyone in the value chain has an opportunity to benefit from our research
and to contribute to ensuring the supply of quality coffees continues into the future.
You can support the Variety Intelligence project and dozens of other research projects to benefit coffee producers and industry by giving a one-time or recurring donation to World Coffee Research. Roasters and importers can also join our Check-Off program. Check-Off allows roasters to donate half a cent for every pound of Arabica purchased through supporting importers. Importers tally the contribution and add it to the roaster’s invoice as a cost of doing business. Importers then submit funds to World Coffee Research on the roaster’s behalf.
Sign up for the Check Off program at: worldcoffeeresearch.org/make-a-difference-roasters-can-check-off
Current supporting importers are:Atlantic Specialty Coffee, Inc., Atlas Coffee Importers, LLC, Café Imports, Caravela Coffee, Crop to Cup, Falcon Coffees, Hacienda La Minita, InterAmerican Coffee, OLAM America, Paragon Coffee Trading Company, RGC Coffee, Royal Coffee Importers, Sustainable Harvest Specialty Coffee Importers, Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Company, Inc., The Coffee Source, Trabocca, Volcafe Specialty Coffee.
World Coffee Reasearch is a 501(c)5 non-profit. Donations from the coffee industry are tax deductible.
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Variety Intelligence
Project Contact: Hanna NeuschwanderEmail: [email protected] URL: worldcoffeeresearch.orgProject Name: Variety IntelligenceLocation: Central America, Peru, and the Carribean
Project Impact: Provide more than 100,000 farmers with access to information that will allow them to make better-informed decisions about the coffees they plant on their farms, resulting in increased quality and 10-15% increased volume of coffee on farms that use the tool to make their replanting decisions.
Connect to the coffee producers who need your helpby adopting a grant request received directly from coffee communities that need our help and support.
You too can help make a difference in the lives of women and their families in
coffee-producing communities throughout the world. Visit www.coffeecan.org to see
grants available for funding or to view our annual grants booklet.1-800-791-1181
The Cafe Femenino Foundation is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit. © Copyright 2015 Cafe Femenino Foundation, all rights reserved.
July 2015
Project DescriptionA Heart for Guatemala’s literacy programs are in their third year, and we couldn’t be happier at the success we are having in tackling the high rates of illiteracy in Guatemala! In the last 3 1/2 years we have reached hundreds of families in the coffee-growing communities of the Western Highlands of Guatemala through programming, book donations, and curriculum development…but we still have a long way to go in helping every individual to be literate.
Funds raised for our Literacy for All project will be used for the following:
• ExpansionoftheWomen’sEducationandEmpowermentProgramtotwoadditional program sites
• Purchaseofbooksetsforpreschool–teenage reading groups
• CreationofalibraryfortheWomen’sEducationandEmpowermentprogram
• Creationoflibrariesinelementary–highschoolsincoffee-growingcommunities
• LaunchingofaMen’sLiteracyProject
BenefitsWhile not all have been given the opportunity to learn, we believe all deserve the opportunity to receive an education• Literacygiveseconomically
disadvantaged individuals the opportunity to be successful both socially and economically in their local and global communities
• Literacycreatespersonalempowerment
• Literacygivesindividualstheabilitytomake informed decisions
• Literacyencouragesactiveandpassiveparticipation in local and global community issues
• Literacyincreasespoliticalparticipation thus contributing to the quality of public policies and to democracy
• Literacycontributestoimprovedhealth and longer life spans
Readers can help byA Heart for Guatemala’s work is made possible through individuals, foundations, and corporations who support our mission for all individuals, regardless of age or social status, to be literate. We welcome anyone who is interested in supporting our projects to visit our website, www.aheart4guatemala.org, and make a gift that will enable us to provide literacy opportunities to thousands of families in the coffee-growing regions of Guatemala.
A Heart for Guatemala is a 501(c)(3) organization.Alldonationsaretax-deductible as applicable by law.
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Literacy for All
Project Contact: Bethany Davidson-Widby Email: [email protected]: 865-898-4366Project URL: aheart4guatemala.org Location: Guatemala , Coffee Growing Communities in the Western Highlands
Project Impact: Hundreds of families will be impacted with thousands of individuals being impacted overall.
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Project DescriptionIn 2011, with funding from Keurig Green Mountain, we began our partnership with the cooperative to help the community build a long-term plan to fight seasonal hunger. After our initial planning phase with coop staff and workshops with members, SOPPEXCCA established a Food Security Committee, which oversees the coop’s strategic plan and community-appropriate strategies to address “los meses flacos” – the “Thin Months” of hunger.
In 2013, we began the second phase of the project: supporting the implementation of food security strategies identified during the planning process, and establishing appropriate indicators, timelines, and monitoring & evaluation protocols. Key to the coop’s success will be its ability to monitor progress, rather than relying on external partners. To this end, we worked together to build a monitoring & evaluation system that coop staff can use to measure progress and identify impediments to success.
BenefitsA community-based Food Security Committee was established to oversee all programs and ensure that
food security remains an integral part of SOPPEXCCA’s mission.
SOPPEXCCA also created a Youth Committee, an ecological school garden, and nutrition training for youth education. Our implementing partner, Pueblo a Pueblo, trained coop staff and a school rep on basic methodology, including garden management and curriculum development for the classroom.
We’ve trained 100 producer families on the importance of healthy food and nutrition, food security, and crop management, and we’ve trained SOPPEXCCCA staff to conduct these food security workshops.
Last year, 137 families grew 337 acres of beans, representing 243% of the original land area goal and 171% of the original goal for the number of families benefiting. SOPPEXCCA constructed a storage facility that can accommodate 300 tons of basic grains, featuring 51 metal silos to ensure quality.
More than 100 coop members are being trained in the cultivation of at least one alternative crop. A cacao nursery was created in 2014, with a goal of establishing 24,000 cacao plants in 2015. We are developing a business plan with the coop to create a local farmers market to sell member-family crops.
160 farm plans were developed to improve food security and support soil and water conservation practices.
Member-farm integrated soil and water conversation practices have been established, with 7,000 meters of hedgerows planted on 83 farms. Bean seeds were
purchased to establish cover crops and improve soil fertility on land with soil fertility problems.
Readers can help byThis program is making a difference for the 670 families working hard to improve their livelihoods and put food on their tables, every day of the year. Over the next two years, we’ll continue to partner with SOPPEXCCA to help them sustain and build on the great strides they’ve made. They’re committed and energized, and we’re excited to be a part of it. The coop needs continued investment to help them sustain and scale this program up to benefit more families in Jinotega. Readers can
donate to this project online, or by contacting Janice Nadworny.
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Building Food-Secure Communities in Nicaragua
Project Contact: Janice NadwornyEmail: [email protected]: 802 482-6868Project URL: food4farmers.orgLocation: Nicaragua, SOPPEXCCA Cooperative, Jinotega
Project Impact: This project will empower the SOPPEXCCA cooperative’s 670 members to build sustainable, locally managed food security, while diversifying their livelihoods.
July 2015
Project DescriptionThe Coffeelands Foundation provides funding to non-profit organizations addressing the needs of coffee producing communities around the world. The popularity of specialty coffee has created a vibrant and profitable environment in the retail coffee world. Far too often our success is not also realized by the people growing our coffee. Access to education, adequate health care, clean water, economic diversity, and even enough food to feed one’s family are still common problems in coffee growing regions.
Our project, the Penny a Pound program, creates a simple, convenient and effective way for coffee roasters to address these needs.
Through participating coffee brokers, the Penny a Pound program makes it possible for coffee roasters to donate incrementally by adding a penny per pound onto each of their green coffee purchases. The donation is automatically made when the coffee invoice is paid. It’s that simple. Each pound of coffee purchased is helping the people and communities growing our coffee.
Pennies are important – and powerful. Every day the prices paid for green coffee fluctuates – often more than a penny. How would you like to assure that at least one penny of your purchase went to work making a big impact on the lives of the people producing our coffee? You can, through our simple Penny a Pound program. Participation is
voluntary, you can opt in or out at any time, and there is no time commitment.
Make your wise purchases—and pennies—count and make a lasting difference to the lives of our producers.
BenefitsThe mission of the Coffeelands Foundation is to build strong coffee communities. We believe that the Penny a Pound program can help us achieve this mission. The benefits are numerous. Specifically, we support projects that address:• Seasonalhungerandfoodsecurity• EducationandHealthCare.• EconomicStability• Women’sempowerment• SanitationandWaterprojects• Migrant/wageworkerissues• Responsetolocalandregional
disasters.
Some of the organizations and their programs that we support include Grounds for Health; The Coffee Trust; Peublo a Peublo and Food 4 Farmers. These organizations demonstrate exceptional community-building skills and most importantly, develop their programs within
the communities where they work. The long-term success of any program depends on collaboration between the non-profits and the community. Programs are tailored specifically to the needs of the individual community.
We review new project proposals semi-annually and specific projects are chosen and funded through the Board of Directors of the Coffeelands Foundation. Tracking and monitoring all projects is of the utmost importance to us and we report back to participating roasters on the projects’ progress.
All donations are tax-deductible. Coffeelands Foundation is recognized as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Readers can help bySign up today with the Penny a Pound program through these participating importers:• RoyalCoffee,Oakland• InterAmericanCoffee• VournasCoffeeTradingYou can begin contributing immediately with your next coffee purchase.If you are buying coffee through other brokers and would like to be part of the Coffeelands Foundation talk to your broker. Encourage them join us in this effort. If we can get all the green coffee importers working on this project it can have a tremendous impact at origin.
Contact us. www.coffeelands.org. Sign up for our newsletter. Donate directly on-line.This project is simple in concept, simple in execution and addresses complex issues in our extended coffee community. Join us today.
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Project Contact: Scott BrantEmail: [email protected]: (406) 309-5119Project URL: coffeelands.orgLocation: Guatemala, Additional projects in Nicargua, Mexico, Honduras and Ethiopia
Project Impact: The Penny a Pound program has the potential to impact over 8000 coffee farmers, their families, and their communities through working with the organizations we support.
July 2015
Project DescriptionWomen have always played a critical role in the coffeelands. Shouldering nearly 70% of the labor burden at origin, they are also instrumental in shaping the social and economic fabric of coffee-farming communities. And as programs to support gender equity take hold, women are primed to play an even more influential role in the future of the world’s supply of coffee and the sustainability of the supply chain.
In order for these women to reach their full potential as farmers, accountants, managers and community and business leaders, they must be healthy.
Grounds for Health is committed to helping women in the coffeelands maximize their potential by providing life-saving health services at origin. Specifically, we deliver much-needed screening and treatment for cervical cancer, an easily prevented disease that kills more women in most developing countries than maternal causes.
In November 2014, we expanded our geographic reach to Ethiopia. In early 2015, we launched the Roasters Challenge campaign, our first fundraising campaign backed by the U.S. Government.
With generous seed funds from Dean Cycon of Dean’s Beans and Bob Fulmer of Royal Coffee, Inc. and further support by coffee companies from across the United States, we were able to raise more than $200K by our deadline, Mother’s Day 2015. A matching contribution from the U.S. Government’s PEPFAR program, a
public-private partnership focused on reducing deaths from cervical and breast cancer in Latin America and Africa, translated to a total of $400K to help us expand our impact on Ethiopia’s coffee-growing communities.
BenefitsGrounds for Health addresses a critical gap in women’s health services in Ethiopia, where there are approximately 20 million women at risk for developing cervical cancer and 5,000 preventable deaths expected in 2015. The program is the first of its kind in the country’s coffee-growing regions and aims to reach women between the ages of 30-49 with screening and treatment services.
In partnership with the Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon initiative, Grounds for Health is expanding cervical cancer screening and preventive therapy services to 19 districts in Sidama zone as well as other zones in Western Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Region (SNNPR). The organization works closely with the Sidama Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (SCFCU) as well as the Sidama Zone Health Department and Regional Health Bureau of the SNNPR. The collaborative nature of the work is critical to ensuring adequate training of health providers and community health promoters and creating awareness for the program in order to maximize the number of women screened and treated.
Through this initiative, nearly 1,400 women have benefited from Grounds for Health’s services in Ethiopia. The program is well on its way to screen thousands more this year and expand to multiple district health centers in the near future.
Readers can help byThere are several ways to contribute to Grounds for Health’s programs in Latin America and Africa.1. Individuals.
Individuals can donate to Grounds for Health: http://www.groundsforhealth.org/donate. For those interested in supporting a specific project, check the box next to “I would like to designate this donation to a specific fund” and select the project of choice.
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Healthy Women Play a Pivotal Role in the Future of Coffee
Project Contact: Pam KahlEmail: [email protected]: (802) 876-7835Project URL: groundsforhealth.org/programs/ethiopia/Location: Ethiopia, Sidama Zone, Southern Nation and Nationalities Region (SNNPR)
Project Impact: Delivering life-saving health services to women living in rural coffee-growing regions of Ethiopia.
Your Coffee is in Trouble
YOU CAN HELP
A safe, organic, sustainable solution.
Production is plummeting.Since its outbreak, some farmers have lost up to 75% of their income due to Coffee Rust.
La Roya, or Coffee Rust is a deadly fungus wreaking havoc on Central American coffee farms.
The Coffee Rust outbreak has pushed already impoverished farming families to the edge of survival, and it’s getting worse.
If Coffee Rust continues unchecked, the rippling effect will cause a catastrophic
loss in incomes, jobs, and food security for coffee farmers.
Poverty and hunger increases,along with the price of your coffee.
It’s a National Emergency.Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador have
declared Coffee Rust a National Emergency.
• Uses cost effective micro-organisms to eradicate coffee rust on plant leaves and in the soil.
• Provides farmers with training in soil replenishment and plant maintenance.
• Improves food production while eliminating coffee rust.
• Empowers farmers to spread their newly learned skills to other farmers.
Support the La Roya Recovery Project, a roaster-to-roaster fundraising effort uniting specialty coffee roasters, retailers and customers throughout the country in the effort to stop the spread of coffee rust, recover coffee production and help coffee farmers feed their families.
www.TheCoffeeTrust.org
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Project DescriptionThe primary objective of the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) extension service is to ensure the ongoing training and knowledge transfer to coffee growers so essential for boosting crop production and yield quality and for improving the lives of Colombia’s farming families.
Recently, MEAS (Modernizing Extension and Advisory Services) a USAID-funded global project, cited FNC’s Extension Service as a benchmark for other agricultural sectors in Colombia and the world. MEAS noted that while other models focus almost exclusively on technical assistance and production, the FNC model is comprehensive---attending to social aspects, community and associative development and support to families.
In an average year, the FNC Extension Services, which fields 1,500 trained men and women, directly contacts coffee growers from all over Colombia 1.5 million times. In addition, FNC stays in close touch with growers through other channels, including 64 rural radio stations, eight regional newspapers, a national TV program hosted by the fictional character, Professor Yarumo, virtual communications via cellular and e-mail updates, calendars and materials distributed nationwide.
In executing the model, an FNC extension agent will be updated with the FNC´s research center’s (Cenicafé) latest developments through online instruction and in-person training in the Manuel Mejia Foundation educational headquarters, taking advantage of Cenicafé instructors and materials they produced. Field practices and visits to the center are part of the curriculum. Course material covers basic computing, soils, extension service methods, climate and coffee production, holistic
rust management, ecological post-harvest processing, and other topics relevant to good agronomic practices.
BenefitsFNC Extension Services and grower support, along with FNC’s research center Cenicafe, are critical in preserving and protecting the quality of Colombian coffee and its Denominations of Origin. Extension training ensures a reliable supply of crops and high- quality product while expanding marketplace access and improving business opportunities for small farmers.
The innovative technologies, agricultural practices, sustainability protocols and farm management skills introduced by FNC Extension Services enable growers to operate more cost efficiently and become more competitive by selling at higher prices. Also, the FNC´s extension service helps growers adopt different programs, such as Colombia´s successful fight against coffee leaf rust. All of this works to advance Colombia’s coffee growing families higher up the value chain, enhancing the quality of life for farming families while strengthening and stabilizing communities.FNC agents, who are meant to be friends as well as advisors, are committed technicians who understand how to communicate with producers and inspire trust. Agents representing FNC must be able to transfer their knowledge effectively and in a way that generates adoption of the recommended practices; they must be equipped with people skills and the ability to relate to the coffee growers and their families.
The approach taken by the FNC places the focus more on the farmers and their families than on the physical coffee plantations. The emphasis on human and community rural development that characterizes the delivery of Extension Services programs
has generated trust from the coffee growers towards the FNC as a coffee institution.
Readers can help byAccording to MEAS, almost 75 percent of the world’s poor are subsistence farmers, with over 400 million farmers operating on less than two hectares of land. Smallholder agricultural systems are increasingly managed by women, underscoring the social importance of agriculture, which has been identified by the World Bank as “a driver of growth and poverty reduction” in rural areas.
The overall impact of FNC’s Extension Services is to help alleviate poverty. Readers can help sustain and expand the FNC Extension Services model, which MEAS has called exemplary, through funding support. With so many benefits impacting the lives of coffee growing families, several coffee roasters, such as Nespresso and Nestle, have joined the FNC to increase the reach and the depth of Colombia´s successful extension model. Those brands that believe in the important role FNC technicians play in improving the lives of Colombian coffee growers establish cooperation models and common objectives. Also, with the support from Colombia´s national and regional governments, the FNC has been able to increase the number of extensionists to nearly 1,500 women and men that deliver technical expertise to farmers.
Colombian Coffee Growers Federation
Photo:© Copyright FNC 2015. Photographer: David Mauricio Bonilla58
Improving the Lives of Small Farmers in Colombia
Project Contact: Luis F. SamperEmail: [email protected]: 571 3136631Project URL: http://www.federaciondecafeteros.org/particulares/en/Location: Colombia, 22 departments (out of 32) in Colombia, where coffee grows
Project Impact: The Extensionist Service model has impacted more than 400,000 coffee growers in Colombia.