Our Programs

Schools Moyobamba, Peru

Primero de Mayo and Agua Azul are small, fair trade certified, organic coffee communities in the Peruvian region of Moyobamba. In 2017 we started with the projects for both communities, each project tailored to fit each community and their needs. These projects are still ongoing thanks to the help of Boyers Coffee. Agua Azul We noticed there was no infrastructure…

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Las Escaleras School, Nicaragua

Education plays a crucial role in small communities' development. With the collaboration of other Nicaraguan entities, an exclusive online course classroom is being built as an attempt to decrease the educational gaps in rural districts.

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Flor Amarilla School, El Salvador

El Salvador is the smallest central American country; however, it is not one of the safest. School drop-out is a main problem in this coffee plantation community because of security issues. Parents are afraid to send their children to school due to previous trespassing and robberies. This project's main objective was to improve the safety conditions of the school and…

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Doka Day Care, Costa Rica

Education plays a crucial role in small communities development. Many Nicaraguan migrants come to Costa Rica each harvesting season to work in coffee estates. In order to help ensure a safe and child-labor free environment for their children, a daycare is opened for their kids from November through March. Workshops, a Christmas celebration and the service of a medical brigade…

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Costa Rica Q Grader Course

42 families | CASA brasil | 2019 — ongoing project Encouraging local talent is key for the growth of small business. The opportunity of being certified with the Q Grader qualification was given to Christian Mora, the general manager of AFAORCA, the Tarrazu region coffee association. He has been working there since 1999, assuming several roles such as trader, technician…

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Medical Clinic, Costa Rica

The main goal of this program is to ensure the estate workers’ health. A total of 250 employees are being attended thanks to the mobile medical clinic. General checks, lipid profile tests, first aids workshops and educational talks are given to the migrant community that come to Costa Rica during the harvest season. Also, they are having follow-up appointments to…

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Las Trojas School, Costa Rica

The school, Julio Ulate Gonzales, is located in the coffee region West Valley in Costa Rica. This project aims to provide the children of said school with a descent learning space and equipment. In 2018 a library facility was constructed and in 2019 we were able to sponsor new desks, chairs and desktops.

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La Hilda Day Care, Costa Rica

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ai6ZkQS5Cr4 Every year, more than 540 Nicaraguan workers arrive at La Hilda Farm to participate in the coffee harvest. Entire families with children arrive voluntarily, and in order to keep the children safe while the parents are working we founded the Day Care Center in 2004 together with Portland Roasting and La Hilda Estate. A suitable place to care, feed…

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Water Project Florencia, Colombia

Two studies were conducted to find out the needs of the Florencia community in the Colombian region of Caldas. Results showed that one big problem was coffee workers’ housing conditions. Also, an environmental impact study concluded that there was a sewage water issue. For all these reasons, a water source protection project was developed. Septic tanks, sinks and bathrooms are…

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Women Producers Tolima, Colombia

This program was designed to empower female coffee producers and promote gender equality in the coffee business. The project has different phases, the first ones concentrating in a group of 40-woman coffee farmers of the region, which included training programs, technical assistance, and improvement of the wet mill. And in 2020 we started to update the coffee laboratory in the…

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