GUATEMALA
PROJECT #1
COFFEE TO BE REBORN
GEOGRAPHIC AREA
Alta Verapaz Department
San Lucas Chiacal and San Cristobal VerapazACTIVE SINCE
PEOPLE INVOLVED
AIM
Supporting five groups of Maya Poq’omchi women producers by offering agricultural and entrepreneurial training to promote their economic and social autonomy
INSIGHT OF THE PROJECT
PARTNERS
RESULTS OBTAINED
women involved in the relaunch of family businesses for the production of high-quality coffee
hundreds of kilograms of organic fertilizer produced and distributed
training sessions on vermiculture and organic fertilizers
score assigned by the SCA to the coffee produced
common monetary fund to invest in the community
production and marketing of artisanal roasted coffee in the local market
PROJECT #2
SEEDS TO GROW
GEOGRAPHIC AREA
Jalapa
ACTIVE SINCE
PEOPLE INVOLVED
AIM
Promoting quality education in schools in coffee-producing communities through the implementation of the “Cultivating Education” methodological model developed by the Seeds for Progress Foundation
PARTNERS
RESULTS OBTAINED
volunteers involved in the construction of the Sampaquisoy school
children involved in 3 educational centers
families planted new coffee trees
Launch of the “Seeds to Lead” training program, with the aim of improving education in primary and secondary schools in coffee-producing communities, offering young people practical tools and knowledge related to the world of coffee.
PROJECT #3
COFFEE – HOPE IN THE DRY CORRIDOR OF CHIQUIMULA
GEOGRAPHIC AREA
Chiquimula
JocotánENDEND IN
PEOPLE INVOLVED
AIM
PARTNERS
RESULTS OBTAINED
fruit plants distributed to promote diversification
hectares planted with coffee
families planted new coffee trees
Transversal skills courses for young people and women: basics of Guatemalan cuisine and pastry, hygiene, and food safety
