GUATEMALA
PROJECT #1
COFFEE TO BE REBORN
GEOGRAPHIC AREA
Alta Verapaz Department
San Lucas Chiacal and San Cristobal VerapazPERIOD
BENEFICIARIES
AIM
INSIGHT OF THE PROJECT
PARTNERS
RESULTS OBTAINED
Women included in the restart of family businesses and quality coffee production
Field monitoring visits
New home composting systems
Stripping machines installed
Common monetary fund to invest in the community
Production and marketing of artisanal roasted coffee powder
PROJECT #2
SEEDS TO GROW
Guatemala has the highest rate of chronic malnutrition in Latin America and one of the highest in the world (46.5%), which can reach 80% in some areas such as Chiquimula, and as well as in the Dry Corridor.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA
Jalapa
PERIOD
BENEFICIARIES
AIM
Contribute to the development of the most vulnerable households to reduce food and nutrition insecurity
PARTNERS
RESULTS OBTAINED
Promotion of the "Cultivating Education" initiative for educational development in farming communities involved in coffee production, with the aim of combating child labor
Children involved in 3 educational centers
Activation of "Seeds to learn" program for students from first to third grade to enhance writing skills, reading fluency and text comprehension
PROJECT #1
COFFEE – HOPE IN THE DRY CORRIDOR OF CHIQUIMULA
Guatemala has the highest rate of chronic malnutrition in Latin America and one of the highest in the world (46.5%), which can reach 80% in some areas such as Chiquimula, and as well as in the Dry Corridor.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA
Chiquimula
JocotánPERIOD
BENEFICIARIES
AIM
Contribute to the development of the most vulnerable households to reduce food and nutrition insecurity
PARTNERS
RESULTS OBTAINED
Fruit plants distributed to promote diversification
Hectares planted with coffee
Of the families carried out the planting of new coffee plants
Transversal skills courses for young people and women: basics of Guatemalan cuisine and pastry, hygiene, and food safety