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…
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…
Giving back to the community and ensuring the next generation has a prosper future is a must. This project concentrates on giving the youth of coffee farms perspective of the future and their farms. Local schools in three villages in the Risaralda region were supported by giving extra curricular activities for their students. The first part of this project was…
