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Coffee Kids

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About Me

Coffee Kids, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of coffee-farming families. Founded in 1998, we work closely with our partners in coffee-growing communities to create community-based programs that respect the values, cultural integrity and ingenuity of the communities.We currently support economic diversification, microcredit, education, health care and other community-based programs in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Peru. To learn more about us or to make a donation, please visit www.coffeekids.org , email [email protected] , or call 505-820-1443.Check out Behind Every Cup for a photo essay on life in coffee-farming communities by photographer Dorie Hagler. !

My Interests

social justice, equality, microcredit, sustainable development, health care, education, economic diversification, coffee, coffee farmers, families

I'd like to meet:

Individuals and businesses interested in helping reduce the poverty found in coffee-farming communities. Coffee Kids Introduction
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Music:

Putumayo Records Music from the Coffee Lands, II

Movies:

Black Gold

Books:

Muhammad Yunus: Banker to the Poor

My Blog

Program Update: Guatemala

In April, Acting Program Director José Luis Zárate visited the Association for Sustainable Development of Paraxaj (ADESPA) in Paraxaj, Guatemala and the Association of Health Promoters of San Pedro ...
Posted by Coffee Kids on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:58:00 PST

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 teac...
Posted by Coffee Kids on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:50:00 PST

Great Fundraising Idea: Climb a Mountain

That suggestion may not be feasible for everyone, but it's what Alan Leckey, a distributor for Coffee Kids member, The Java Republic, is doing. Leckey is in Alaska climbing Mount McKinley, the highest...
Posted by Coffee Kids on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:56:00 PST

Coffee Kids in Copenhagen, June 19-22

A little more than a month after our big trip to Minneapolis for the Specialty Coffee Association of America's (SCAA) Conference (check out pictures on our Flickr site), we'll be taking off for Copenh...
Posted by Coffee Kids on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:14:00 PST

Global Food Crisis Getting Attention

As the price of gas climbs to $4 a gallon here in the United States, the rest of the world is transfixed with high food prices. While we are seeing higher food prices, it's not quite what people in de...
Posted by Coffee Kids on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:02:00 PST

Coffee Kids Cover Story in Sunday New Mexican

Coffee Kids was one of a few non-profits featured in the Santa Fe New Mexican article, Microlending: Bankers to the Poor, on Sunday, June 1. The story featured quotes from Coffee Kids Executive Direct...
Posted by Coffee Kids on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:34:00 PST

Interesting Fund Raising Idea

I read a blog this morning about an interesting fundraising idea being used in a coffee shop in Melbourne, Australia. I haven't been able to find the shop that is doing this, but here's the blog. The ...
Posted by Coffee Kids on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:02:00 PST

Coffee Kids SCAA 2008 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 Ce...
Posted by Coffee Kids on Tue, 13 May 2008 03:54:00 PST

Let the Celebration Begin...

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. In honor of our 20th Anniversary, Coffee Kids...
Posted by Coffee Kids on Fri, 02 May 2008 12:58:00 PST

20th Anniversary Dinner Sold Out

Thanks to all of our sponsors and those who signed up early, Coffee Kids' 20th Anniversary Celebration Dinner is sold out. We look forward to celebrating two decades with everyone attending at the Spe...
Posted by Coffee Kids on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:19:00 PST