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Babies, Widows, Bread and More: A Busy Visit to Guate

September 7-13, 2009, Program Director Jose Luis Zarate and International Program Coordinator Jose Carlos Leon visited Coffee Kids' partners APROS and ADESPA in Guatemala.

Our first stop was in San Pedro La Laguna, on the shores of Lake Atitlan, where APROS trains local health promoters who teach women in their communities pre- and post-natal care, the use of medicinal plants and the importance of a nutritious diet. APROS Widow’s Project offers medical check-ups, basic food… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on September 22, 2009 at 12:11pm — No Comments

Send Your Favorite Student a Coffee Kids Off-to-College Gift

We're proud to announce a special promotion in our shop right now. Get your favorite college student or (barista who might be headed back to school) on the right foot by sending a Coffee Kids Off-to-College Gift Check out our shop for information at http://www.coffeekids.org/shop.

For $50, we will send a Coffee Kids mug,… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on August 28, 2009 at 10:13am — No Comments

Bid now on Ltd Edition Giotto Premium+ Espresso Machine - Benefit for Coffee Kids

Just under 24 hours to bid on the first of five Ltd Edition Giotto Premium+ Espresso machines on auction from Seattle Coffee Gear. Visit their auction on Ebay to make your bid now. All proceeds benefit Coffee Kids!

Added by Coffee Kids on June 25, 2009 at 9:59am — No Comments

Seattle Coffee Gear's Auction of 5 Giotto 'Spro Machines is Up and Running

Visit Seattle Coffee Gear's Web site to learn how you can bid on one of five limited edition Giro D'Italia Giotto Espresso Machines being auctioned off by our friends at Seattle Coffee Gear. All proceeds benefit Coffee Kids.

Amazing and beautiful machines for a great cause!

Added by Coffee Kids on June 19, 2009 at 12:44pm — No Comments

Saving for the Future in the Coffee Regions of Oaxaca

By Jose Carlos Leon Vargas, international program coordinator at Coffee Kids

When women in the community of Los Naranjos told me about their daily schedule, waking at 4 am and going to bed at 10 pm, I realized that my 7-hour trip down bumpy roads to arrive there couldn’t be compared to the challenges these women face every day.

May 21-22, I visited three Coffee Kids-sponsored microcredit and saving groups with Nelly Zárate, project coordinator with Coffee Kids’ partner… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on June 12, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Giotto Espresso Machine Auction with a Cycling Twist

From Friday, June 19 through Friday, July 24, Seattle Coffee Gear, a Coffee Kids supporter, will hold an auction for five Limited Edition Giro D’Italia Giotto semi-automatic espresso machines. One machine will be auctioned off per week with all proceeds benefiting Coffee Kids.

The machines, created by Milan-based Rocket Espresso, celebrate… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on June 9, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Make Your Bids at the Homeroasters' Online Auction

An intrepid band of home roasters has put together "Kick it up for Coffee Kids," an online auction to benefit Coffee Kids. The group is offering over $3,000 worth of items throughout the month of May.

Items include: five home roasters, a top-flight Zass 580, top-shelf specialty greens, industry magazine subscriptions, logo and design work by Dillanos, a gorgeous shop sign to be personalized, coffee preps (Yamas, Chemex, Bodum, Bunn) and lots more. Forty separate items will be… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on May 18, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Program Update: Chajulense Association and STIAP, Guatemala

By Jose Luis Zarate, Coffee Kids Program Director

From July 21-27, Jose Carlos Leon Vargas and I spent nine days visiting Coffee Kids' counterparts, the Chajulense Association and Union of Independent Workers of Alianza Ranch (STIAP) in Guatemala.

The Chajulense Association was formed by a group of coffee growers 20 years ago in the department of El Quiche,… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on August 6, 2008 at 1:03pm — No Comments

20th Anniversary Reflections: Dorie Hagler

Photographer Dorie Hagler

has done a number of projects for Coffee Kids. After returning from the Peace Corps in Guatemala in the 1995, the photographer got in touch with Bill Fishbein and Coffee Kids to inquire about creating photos at origin.

Coffee Kids began working with Hagler and she created an amazing body of work documenting the life of coffee-farming families, the conditions in which they live,… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on July 17, 2008 at 11:17am — 1 Comment

Coffee Families Confront the International Food Crisis

While consumers in the United States fret over gas prices, a food crisis threatens millions around the world. Coffee Kids staff visited with families in the states of Chiapas and Oaxaca, Mexico and learned about the effects of the international food crisis and how they are confronting the problem.

According to women working with Coffee Kids partner organization FomCafé in Oaxaca, they have seen prices for basic products such as corn, oil and rice more than double since October of… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on July 11, 2008 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

Voice from the Field: Juana Sisimite

Juana Sisimite is an artisan project instructor working with Coffee Kids' partner Association for Sustainable Development of Paraxaj (ADESPA) on their Technical Work Training Program. Sisimite is teaching 26 women from the community of Paraxaj how to create 'fajas' or decorated belts that women in the region use as part of their traditional dress. This artisan project is part of ADESPA's larger goal to create… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on June 16, 2008 at 4:52pm — No Comments

Check Out SCAA 2008-Coffee Kids Photos on Flickr

We had a great time at the 2008 Specialty Coffee Association of America's Conference and Exhibition in Minneapolis, Minn. Check out our Flickr page for images from the weekend.

The 20th Anniversary Celebration Dinner went well with almost 300 new and old supporters and members joining us to celebrate 20 years… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on May 13, 2008 at 3:55pm — No Comments

2008 SCAA - Coffee Kids and the Key(note)

Coffee Kids was delighted to be able to present at the keynote address at the Specialty Coffee Association of America's (SCAA) Conference and Exhibition.

We'd like to thank all of our members, partners and sponsors throughout the world who have helped make it possible. We recently put together this video with the help of Machine Hero, a Providence, R.I.-based firm. It features images from our partners in Latin America and interviews with a number of our long term supporters and… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on May 2, 2008 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Coffee Kids' 20th Anniversary Dinner Sold Out

Thanks to all of our sponsors and those who signed up early, Coffee Kids’ 20th Anniversary Celebration Dinner at the SCAA Conference in Minneapolis is sold out. We look forward to celebrating two decades with everyone attending.

If you weren’t able to get tickets to the event, be sure to visit our booth (#1241) in the exhibition hall. We’ll be featuring information and pictures of our with coffee-growing… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on April 16, 2008 at 4:29pm — No Comments

Coffee Kids Voice from the Field: Miriam Canto Juarez

Miriam Canto Juarez is a 13-year-old from the community Ocotitlan, Ixhuatlan de Café, Veracruz, Mexico. She takes part in programs run by Coffee Kids partner, Self-Managed Development (AUGE).

"I am part of the children’s savings group called ’Coral,’ this year with the help of Coffee Kids, our group has received… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on March 17, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

Fishbein Declares Confidence, Resigns from Board Role at Coffee Kids

Bill Fishbein, founder of Coffee Kids, has resigned from the board of directors. Declaring his confidence in the organization Fishbein has decided to offer his expertise to other non-profits and businesses looking to maximize the impact of their Corporate Social Responsibility dollars and pursue other opportunities to help coffee-farming families. Fishbein continues to be an ardent supporter of Coffee Kids and will continue to advocate for the organization and serve on the board of Coffee Kids… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on March 8, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

Coffee and Popcorn: Movies to See

We just received a DVD here in the Coffee Kids offices and thought you should check it out as well.

Black Coffee is a three-hour, three part movie chronicling the history of coffee and the conditions faced by coffee farmers. It gives a great unbiased overview of the coffee industry, but also explains the challenges that coffee farmers are facing.

Black Gold is another good movie to… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on March 3, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

Irish Eyes on Nicaragua

Ever traveled with a pack of Irishmen? Lucky for me I can say that I have. And it was the gift of a lifetime. I traveled to Nicaragua with representatives and affiliates of our long time supporter in Ireland, Java Republic. While it's always an adventure and an eye opening experience when our supporters visit Coffee Kids project participants, this was truly an extraordinary journey. ..

I don't know that I have… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on February 20, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

Staff Trip to Oaxaca, Mexico, Opens Eyes

In early December, Coffee Kids staff visited Oaxaca, Mexico, to learn about some of the programs supported by Coffee Kids partner, CAMPO, and a dry mill run by our partner, FomCafe.

The visit included a tour of CAMPO's new educational center. Buildings are still under construction, but CAMPO is already using the installations to provide training to coffee farmers from around the state of Oaxaca. Demonstration projects include worm composting and standard composting; organic… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on January 12, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

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