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PROMOTION OF AND EDUCATION FOR HEALTHY SCHOOL CHILDREN ∙ FOLLOW-UP

The overall objective of this project is to improve the quality of life of 150 students in El Pinal, Copan, Honduras. This through education, adding new nutritional components to the school lunch menu, improving the conditions of the kitchen area and tools of the school lunch, implementing a sustainable school garden as well as educational and corrective actions in hygienic habits, de-parasitizing and the provision of vitamin supplements.

FOUNDATIONS FOR GROWTH: HEALTHY HOME KITS IN HUEHUETENANGO

This project's objective is to provide 74 partner families with Healthy Home Kits, containing smokeless stoves, improved latrines and/or water filters in the coffee farming community of Finca Palmeiras, Villatoro and Las Palmas in Huehuetenango, Guatemala.

SPECIAL EMERGENCY PROJECT ∙ FUEGO VOLCANO ERUPTION DISASTER RESPONSE

On June 3rd 2018, the Fuego Volcano erupted in Guatemala, mainly affecting coffee regions. As a response to this volcano eruption and its consequences, we initiated a special emergency Volcano project together with Habitat for Humanity Guatemala (HFHG) to provide structural support for the families that needed to be re-allocated by contributing in the construction of their homes, bringing them hope for the future. The overall objective of this project is the assistance of coffee farming families affected by the volcano eruption in Valle de las Flores, Palin, Esquintla, Guatemala.

HARENNA FOREST WILD COFFEE SLOW FOOD PRESIDIUM

This project's objective is to promote wild coffee growing in the forest in Oromia, Ethiopia and to protect its area of origin.

PILOT PROJECT: IMPROVING WASTE WATER TREATMENT IN BOKASSO COOPERATIVE

This pilot project aims to offer a sustainable solution for Hunkute and Bokasso cooperatives in Sidama Zone, Wonsho Woreda, Ethiopia and beyond to the washing stations of the area.

STRENGTHENING PRODUCTIVE AND ASSOCIATION CAPABILITIES OF 100 SMALLHOLDER SPECIALTY COFFEE PRODUCERS

This project's objective is to provide 100 small specialty coffee producers and their families in Northern Nariño in Colombia with improved organizational, business and management skills, a better market integration and effective advocacy for local coffee-market government policies, improved trading and business conditions, better access to coffee market information, and improved negotiation skills for green coffee marketing.

HEALTHY HOME KITS FOR COFFEE FARMING FAMILIES

This project's objective is the improvement of overall living conditions and health of the Caserío El Bendito and Caserío Los Vásquez coffee community in Chiquimula, Guatemala by providing housing solutions and educational trainings.

ENTREPRENEURS IN ACTION ∙ SECOND FOLLOW-UP PROJECT BACHELORS IN COFFEE

At the Las Flores Coffee School in Santa Rosa, Guatemala, 4 students are trained to graduate with a Coffee High School diploma and to become agents of economic and social development. Leadership and entrepreneurial training, with respect for spirituality and cultural identity are key pillars in the curriculum.

KACHALÚ COFFEE: EDUCATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE & ICT IN THE SANTANDER RURAL SCHOOL

This project seeks to educate a new generation of coffee entrepreneurs at Las Delicias School in Santander, Colombia. By providing Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and education on sustainable coffee production according to the students' context and needs, children in coffee growing families at Puente Nacional are encouraged to remain in the rural areas to build a future with their families.

DISASTER RELIEF ETA X IOTA TROPICAL STORMS: FOOD AND HYGIENE KITS

After hurricane ETA, a second hurricane IOTA (category 5 storm) hit Central America in November 2020. The combination of this recent emergency and the COVID-19 pandemic context increased the risk of the most vulnerable families. Besides infrastructure damage, this was a real concern just a few weeks before the coffee harvest season would kick in. The overall objective of this project is the assistance of 70 coffee farming families affected by the tropical storms in El Progreso, La Unión, Zacapa, Guatemala.

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