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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
