SCHOLARSHIPS, SCHOOL MAINTENANCE, VEGETABLE GARDENS AND EDIBLE MUSHROOMS FOR THE “EL PLATANILLO” COMMUNITY

EMPOWERING A YOUNG GENERATION OF COFFEE FARMERS IN GUATEMALA

  • Project Budget: € 14,550

  • Beneficiaries: 60 direct beneficiaries

  • Partners: 4

PURPOSE

  • Increase education level and give better opportunities to the children of the El Platanillo community
  • Improve health by planting a vegetables garden providing more nutritious and diversified foods
  • Invest in material and equipment for the school
  • Maintain the school, computer center and internet connection
  • Purchase additional computers
  • Grant monthly support scholarships

This project was possible thanks to the support of Nuevo Platanillo Association for Development, Finca El Platanillo/Grupo Cotesco, Funcafé, Mokaturc and the EFICO Foundation and ran from February 2017 to December 2019.

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