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2022 – 2023 Grants

Cafe Femenino Foundation Grants

The Café Femenino Foundation is a non-profit organization working to enhance the lives of women and families in coffee producing communities by providing grants and support to worthy programs and projects. Donations are an integral part of our success.

We appreciate your interest in the grants available for sponsorship and welcome your contribution to making a difference in the lives of women and their families.

We are in the process of accepting 2022/2023 grant applications and adding them to our website. Please check back often to see the current available grants available or contact Marilyn or by phone 360.909.8671 for an update.

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Grant # Country/Community Grant Name Amount More
2022-01 Peru - Salas Lambayeque
Community of Araumajada y La Ramada
Kitchens: Raised Cooking Surfaces & Ventalation $1,150
Grant Description:

Most the of family kitchens in these rural communities are without windows or lighting. The walls and ceilings are low not allowing light to come in, making it difficult to see what they are cooking in their pots, “it’s like cooking in the dark”. There is a lot of soot on the walls and ceilings that is not only contaminating their food, causing respiratory illnesses in the women and children who are more often in the kitchens.

This project will implement 10 kitchen improvements (new raised cooking surfaces and ventilating the smoke to the outside). The overall goal is to provide a safe and more smoke/soot free environment and reduce the incidences of respiratory disease in these communities.

2022-03 Peru - Salas Lambayeque
Community of Kerguer
Kitchens: Raised Cooking Surfaces & Ventalation $1,725
Grant Description:

Most the of family kitchens in these rural communities are without windows or lighting. The walls and ceilings are low not allowing light to come in, making it difficult to see what they are cooking in their pots, “it’s like cooking in the dark”. There is a lot of soot on the walls and ceilings that is not only contaminating their food, causing respiratory illnesses in the women and children who are more often in the kitchens.

This project will implement 15 kitchen improvements (new raised cooking surfaces and ventilating the smoke to the outside). The overall goal is to provide a safe and more smoke/soot free environment and reduce the incidences of respiratory disease in these communities

2022-04 Peru - Kanaris Lambayeque
Community of Machucara
Kitchens: Raised Cooking Surfaces & Ventalation $1,725
Grant Description:

Most the of family kitchens in these rural communities are without windows or lighting. The walls and ceilings are low not allowing light to come in, making it difficult to see what they are cooking in their pots, “it’s like cooking in the dark”. There is a lot of soot on the walls and ceilings that is not only contaminating their food, causing respiratory illnesses in the women and children who are more often in the kitchens.

This project will implement 15 kitchen improvements (new raised cooking surfaces and ventilating the smoke to the outside). The overall goal is to provide a safe and more smoke/soot free environment and reduce the incidences of respiratory disease in these communities.

2022-05
Peru - Salas Lambayeque
Community of Pampa Hermosa
Kitchens: Raised Cooking Surfaces & Ventalation $1,725
Grant Description:

Most the of family kitchens in these rural communities are without windows or lighting. The walls and ceilings are low not allowing light to come in, making it difficult to see what they are cooking in their pots, “it’s like cooking in the dark”. There is a lot of soot on the walls and ceilings that is not only contaminating their food, causing respiratory illnesses in the women and children who are more often in the kitchens.

This project will implement 15 kitchen improvements (new raised cooking surfaces and ventilating the smoke to the outside). The overall goal is to provide a safe and more smoke/soot free environment and reduce the incidences of respiratory disease in these communities.

2022-07 Peru - Kanaris Lambayeque
Community of Santa Rosa Espinal
Kitchens: Raised Cooking Surfaces & Ventalation $1,725
Grant Description:

Most the of family kitchens in these rural communities are without windows or lighting. The walls and ceilings are low not allowing light to come in, making it difficult to see what they are cooking in their pots, “it’s like cooking in the dark”. There is a lot of soot on the walls and ceilings that is not only contaminating their food, causing respiratory illnesses in the women and children who are more often in the kitchens.

This project will implement 15 kitchen improvements (new raised cooking surfaces and ventilating the smoke to the outside). The overall goal is to provide a safe and more smoke/soot free environment and reduce the incidences of respiratory disease in these communities.

2022-08
Funded by UP Coffee Roasters
Peru - Salas Lambayeque
Community of Tallapampa
Kitchens: Raised Cooking Surfaces & Ventalation $1,725
Grant Description:

Most the of family kitchens in these rural communities are without windows or lighting. The walls and ceilings are low not allowing light to come in, making it difficult to see what they are cooking in their pots, “it’s like cooking in the dark”. There is a lot of soot on the walls and ceilings that is not only contaminating their food, causing respiratory illnesses in the women and children who are more often in the kitchens.

This project will implement 15 kitchen improvements (new raised cooking surfaces and ventilating the smoke to the outside). The overall goal is to provide a safe and more smoke/soot free environment and reduce the incidences of respiratory disease in these communities.

2022-09 Peru - Amazonas
Naranjos-Guadalupe
Construction of Irrigation Water Reservoir $5,175
Grant Description:

This community is one of extreme poverty and needs assistance to improve the productivity of the crops and pastures. Water is scarce and water management is difficult. Climate change has seriously affected the cultivation of both coffee and food, rainfall has been reduced to only four months per year. They have been able to distribute the water through a system of channels to the producers by flooding, which can cause erosion of the soils and under-utilization of the water resources. This grant will build small reservoirs that benefit 4 or 5 families and allow them to store their water quotas and install a sprinkler irrigation system. This would make it possible to have enough water at the time of the flowering of the coffee and to achieve an increase in production and quality, as well as ensure water for production of vegetables and quinoa and kiwicha.

Funds will be used for materials (cement, pipes, plastic liners, sprinklers and hose) to construct the reservoirs, as well as qualified workforce, transportation of materials and some technical advice

2022-10 Peru - Amazonas
Honofre-Guadalupe
Construction of Irrigation Infrastructure $5,175
Grant Description:

This community is one of extreme poverty and needs assistance to improve the productivity of the crops and pastures. Water is scarce and water management is difficult. Climate change has seriously affected the cultivation of both coffee and food, rainfall has been reduced to only four months per year. They have been able to distribute the water through a system of channels to the producers by flooding, which can cause erosion of the soils and under-utilization of the water resources. This grant will build small reservoirs that benefit 4 or 5 families and allow them to store their water quotas and install a sprinkler irrigation system. This would make it possible to have enough water at the time of the flowering of the coffee and to achieve an increase in production and quality, as well as ensure water for production of vegetables and quinoa and kiwicha.

Funds will be used for materials (cement, pipes, plastic liners, sprinklers and hose) to construct the reservoirs, as well as qualified workforce, transportation of materials and some technical advice.

2022-11 Peru- Lambayeque
Communities of Chilcal- Kañaris
Construction of Irrigation Water Reservoir $4,025
Grant Description:

This community is one of extreme poverty and needs assistance to improve the productivity of the crops and pastures. Water is scarce and water management is difficult. Climate change has seriously affected the cultivation of both coffee and food, rainfall has been reduced to only four months per year. They have been able to distribute the water through a system of channels to the producers by flooding, which can cause erosion of the soils and under-utilization of the water resources. This grant will build small reservoirs that benefit 4 or 5 families and allow them to store their water quotas and install a sprinkler irrigation system. This would make it possible to have enough water at the time of the flowering of the coffee and to achieve an increase in production and quality, as well as ensure water for production of vegetables and quinoa and kiwicha.

Funds will be used for materials (cement, pipes, plastic liners, sprinklers and hose) to construct the reservoirs, as well as qualified workforce, transportation of materials and some technical advice.

2022-13 Peru - Lambayeque
Community of La Ramada
Construction of Irrigation Water Reservoir $4,025
Grant Description:

This community is one of extreme poverty and needs assistance to improve the productivity of the crops and pastures. Water is scarce and water management is difficult. Climate change has seriously affected the cultivation of both coffee and food, rainfall has been reduced to only four months per year. They have been able to distribute the water through a system of channels to the producers by flooding, which can cause erosion of the soils and under-utilization of the water resources. This grant will build small reservoirs that benefit 4 or 5 families and allow them to store their water quotas and install a sprinkler irrigation system. This would make it possible to have enough water at the time of the flowering of the coffee and to achieve an increase in production and quality, as well as ensure water for production of vegetables and quinoa and kiwicha.

Funds will be used for materials (cement, pipes, plastic liners, sprinklers and hose) to construct the reservoirs, as well as qualified workforce, transportation of materials and some technical advice.

2022-14
Peru - Lambayeque
Community of Pampa Hermosa
Implement an Irrigation System - El Chorro Canal $4,025
Grant Description:

This community is one of extreme poverty and needs assistance to improve the productivity of the crops and pastures. Water is scarce and water management is difficult. Climate change has seriously affected the cultivation of both coffee and food, rainfall has been reduced to only four months per year. They have been able to distribute the water through a system of channels to the producers by flooding, which can cause erosion of the soils and under-utilization of the water resources. This grant will build small reservoirs that benefit 4 or 5 families and allow them to store their water quotas and install a sprinkler irrigation system. This would make it possible to have enough water at the time of the flowering of the coffee and to achieve an increase in production and quality, as well as ensure water for production of vegetables and quinoa and kiwicha.

Funds will be used for materials (irrigation pipes. hoses and sprinklers) to improve the irrigation system to coffee producers, as well as provide for the qualified workforce, transportation of materials and some technical advice.

2022-15
Peru - Lambayeque
Community of Pampa Hermosa
Implement an Irrigation System - Canal Espina $4,025
Grant Description:

This community is one of extreme poverty and needs assistance to improve the productivity of the crops and pastures. Water is scarce and water management is difficult. Climate change has seriously affected the cultivation of both coffee and food, rainfall has been reduced to only four months per year. They have been able to distribute the water through a system of channels to the producers by flooding, which can cause erosion of the soils and under-utilization of the water resources. This grant will build small reservoirs that benefit 4 or 5 families and allow them to store their water quotas and install a sprinkler irrigation system. This would make it possible to have enough water at the time of the flowering of the coffee and to achieve an increase in production and quality, as well as ensure water for production of vegetables and quinoa and kiwicha.

Funds will be used for materials (irrigation pipes. hoses and sprinklers) to improve the irrigation system to coffee producers, as well as provide for the qualified workforce, transportation of materials and some technical advice.

2022-16 Peru - Lambayeque
Community of Murojaga
Implement an Irrigation System - San Carlos Canal $4,025
Grant Description:

This community is one of extreme poverty and needs assistance to improve the productivity of the crops and pastures. Water is scarce and water management is difficult. Climate change has seriously affected the cultivation of both coffee and food, rainfall has been reduced to only four months per year. They have been able to distribute the water through a system of channels to the producers by flooding, which can cause erosion of the soils and under-utilization of the water resources. This grant will build small reservoirs that benefit 4 or 5 families and allow them to store their water quotas and install a sprinkler irrigation system. This would make it possible to have enough water at the time of the flowering of the coffee and to achieve an increase in production and quality, as well as ensure water for production of vegetables and quinoa and kiwicha.

Funds will be used for materials (irrigation pipes. hoses and sprinklers) to improve the irrigation system to coffee producers, as well as provide for the qualified workforce, transportation of materials and some technical advice.

2022-17
Funded by Stringbean Coffee
Peru - Amazonas
Community of Guadalupe
Essential Supplies Store Micro Loan $4,025
Grant Description:

The Andean communities are isolated from shopping centers, access roads are poor and public transportation is only available once or twice a week. The pandemic has made the difficulties of accessing not only food but supplies to increase the productivity of their crops, control pests and crop diseases that these people face even more evident. They are requesting funds to establish an “Essential Supplies Store” within their community. The store will be stocked with products such as pest control for coffee, maize and vegetable diseases, organic fertilizers and irrigation pipes. The inventory will be controlled by the Store Management Committee. The coffee producers will make payment at the time of the sale of his/her coffee.

Funding this program will contribute to timely pest and disease control and improve crop productivity and ultimately increase the family income. There are 83 producers (31 are women) in the community of Guadalupe.

2022-18
Peru - Lambayeque
Communities of Pampa Hermosa
Essential Supplies Store Micro Loan $4,025
Grant Description:

The Andean communities are isolated from shopping centers, access roads are poor and public transportation is only available once or twice a week. The pandemic has made the difficulties of accessing not only food but supplies to increase the productivity of their crops, control pests and crop diseases that these people face even more evident. They are requesting funds to establish an “Essential Supplies Store” within their community. The store will be stocked with products such as pest control for coffee, maize and vegetable diseases, organic fertilizers and irrigation pipes. The inventory will be controlled by the Store Management Committee. The coffee producers will make payment at the time of the sale of his/her coffee.

Funding this program will contribute to timely pest and disease control and improve crop productivity and ultimately increase the family income.

2022-19 Peru - Lambayeque
Community of Machucara
Essential Supplies Store Micro Loan $4,025
Grant Description:

The Andean communities are isolated from shopping centers, access roads are poor and public transportation is only available once or twice a week. The pandemic has made the difficulties of accessing not only food but supplies to increase the productivity of their crops, control pests and crop diseases that these people face even more evident. They are requesting funds to establish an “Essential Supplies Store” within their community. The store will be stocked with products such as pest control for coffee, maize and vegetable diseases, organic fertilizers and irrigation pipes. The inventory will be controlled by the Store Management Committee. The coffee producers will make payment at the time of the sale of his/her coffee.

Funding this program will contribute to timely pest and disease control and improve crop productivity and ultimately increase the family income.

2022-20 Peru - Lambayeque
Community of Huanama
Construction of Irrigation Water Reservoir $4,025
Grant Description:

This community is one of extreme poverty and needs assistance to improve the productivity of the crops and pastures. Water is scarce and water management is difficult. Climate change has seriously affected the cultivation of both coffee and food, rainfall has been reduced to only four months per year. They have been able to distribute the water through a system of channels to the producers by flooding, which can cause erosion of the soils and under-utilization of the water resources. This grant will build small reservoirs that benefit 4 or 5 families and allow them to store their water quotas and install a sprinkler irrigation system. This would make it possible to have enough water at the time of the flowering of the coffee and to achieve an increase in production and quality, as well as ensure water for production of vegetables and quinoa and kiwicha.

Funds will be used for materials (cement, pipes, plastic liners, sprinklers and hose) to construct the reservoirs, as well as qualified workforce, transportation of materials and some technical advice.

2022-21 Peru - Amazonas
Community of Cococho
Kitchens: Raised Cooking Surfaces & Ventalation $1,725
Grant Description:

Most the of family kitchens in these rural communities are without windows or lighting. The walls and ceilings are low not allowing light to come in, making it difficult to see what they are cooking in their pots, “it’s like cooking in the dark”. There is a lot of soot on the walls and ceilings that is not only contaminating their food, causing respiratory illnesses in the women and children who are more often in the kitchens.

This project will implement 15 kitchen improvements (new raised cooking surfaces and ventilating the smoke to the outside). The overall goal is to provide a safe and more smoke/soot free environment and reduce the incidences of respiratory disease in these communities.

2022-22
Funded by Stringbean Coffee
Peru - Amazonas
Community of Guadalupe
Kitchens: Raised Cooking Surfaces & Ventalation $1,725
Grant Description:

Most the of family kitchens in these rural communities are without windows or lighting. The walls and ceilings are low not allowing light to come in, making it difficult to see what they are cooking in their pots, “it’s like cooking in the dark”. There is a lot of soot on the walls and ceilings that is not only contaminating their food, causing respiratory illnesses in the women and children who are more often in the kitchens.

This project will implement 15 kitchen improvements (new raised cooking surfaces and ventilating the smoke to the outside). The overall goal is to provide a safe and more smoke/soot free environment and reduce the incidences of respiratory disease in these communities.

2022-23 Peru - Cajamarca
Communities of Minas & Lijadero
Kitchens: Raised Cooking Surfaces & Ventalation $1,725
Grant Description:

Most the of family kitchens in these rural communities are without windows or lighting. The walls and ceilings are low not allowing light to come in, making it difficult to see what they are cooking in their pots, “it’s like cooking in the dark”. There is a lot of soot on the walls and ceilings that is not only contaminating their food, causing respiratory illnesses in the women and children who are more often in the kitchens.

This project will implement 15 kitchen improvements (new raised cooking surfaces and ventilating the smoke to the outside). The overall goal is to provide a safe and more smoke/soot free environment and reduce the incidences of respiratory disease in these communities.

2022-24 Peru - Amazonas
Community of Vista Hermosa
Kitchens: Raised Cooking Surfaces & Ventalation $1,725
Grant Description:

Most the of family kitchens in these rural communities are without windows or lighting. The walls and ceilings are low not allowing light to come in, making it difficult to see what they are cooking in their pots, “it’s like cooking in the dark”. There is a lot of soot on the walls and ceilings that is not only contaminating their food, causing respiratory illnesses in the women and children who are more often in the kitchens. This project will implement 40 kitchen improvements (new raised cooking surfaces and ventilating the smoke to the outside), workshops on the benefits of the improved kitchen, as well as workshops on how to maintain the improved kitchens. The overall goal is to provide a safe and more smoke/soot free environment and reduce the incidences of respiratory disease in these communities.

2022-25 Peru - Amazonas
Community of Chaca Sector-Guadalupe; District of Redondo
Rain Water Harvest Tank Construction $4,025
Grant Description:

There are 270 homes and approximately 1,018 inhabitants in the Chaca sector of the community of Guadalupe. They have road access, light and public lighting services, educational services in pre-school, primary and secondary schools.

It is a community of small coffee and food producers who need to improve the productivity of their crops and pastures to improve the living conditions for themselves and their families. Climate change is seriously affecting coffee and food cultivation, rainfall is becoming more scare and has been reduced to four (4) months per year.

Through the system of canals that the community has, the water is distributed by quotas to the producer, usually once a year the same who forced to carry out the risk to the laying mantal (by flooding), which brings collateral effects such as soil erosion and under utilization of resources and scarcity of water.

Taking advantage of the rainy months, this proposal is to build (20) small tanks that will allow storing rainwater to use in the months of summer through a sprinkler irrigation system allowing them enough water during the flowering of the coffee and ultimately increase the production and quality of not only coffee but other good products. At this time, unfortunately, the first and second flowing of coffee are lost due to lack of rainfall.

This grant will directly benefit 20 families from the Chaca Sector of the community of Guadalupe who will receive the training and installation of tanks to store rainwater and install the sprinkler irrigation system to improve their productivity. Funds will cover the cost of the cements, miscellaneous accessories and transportation of the materials to the community. Labor to be provided by the beneficiaries.

2022-26 Peru - Amazonas
Community of Kumania Sector-Guadalupe; District of Redondo
Rain Water Harvest Tank Construction $4,025
Grant Description:

There are 270 homes and approximately 1,018 inhabitants in the Kumania sector of the community of Guadalupe. They have road access, light and public lighting services, educational services in pre-school, primary and secondary schools.

It is a community of small coffee and food producers who need to improve the productivity of their crops and pastures to improve the living conditions for themselves and their families. Climate change is seriously affecting coffee and food cultivation, rainfall is becoming more scare and has been reduced to four (4) months per year.

Through the system of canals that the community has, the water is distributed by quotas to the producer, usually once a year the same who forced to carry out the risk to the laying mantal (by flooding), which brings collateral effects such as soil erosion and under utilization of resources and scarcity of water.

Taking advantage of the rainy months, this proposal is to build (20) small tanks that will allow storing rainwater to use in the months of summer through a sprinkler irrigation system allowing them enough water during the flowering of the coffee and ultimately increase the production and quality of not only coffee but other good products. At this time, unfortunately, the first and second flowing of coffee are lost due to lack of rainfall.

This grant will directly benefit 20 families from the Kunamia Sector of the community of Guadalupe who will receive the training and installation of tanks to store rainwater and install the sprinkler irrigation system to improve their productivity. Funds will cover the cost of the cements, miscellaneous accessories and transportation of the materials to the community. Labor to be provided by the beneficiaries.

2022-27 Peru - Amazonas First Aid Workshop & First Aid Kits $4,025
Grant Description:

The objective of this project is to implement a first aid program providing a workshop and first kit containing basic medicine, basic equipment and bandages essential to provide first aid in case of minor accidents or ailments that do not require medical attention from emergency. The coffee-producing communities far from populated centers or cities and travel time is lengthy and costly to travel for medicines or treatments for minor accidents. This is now accentuated by the problem of the pandemic that plaques Peru and the rest of the world

The certification of the Rain Forest Alliance for sustainable coffee now requires each partner to have a medicine cabinet in place. Being the only possibility for the small farm coffee producers to have a differentiated product, to compete in the market and improve their income. Funds will be used to purchase 50 first aid kits, supplies such as alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, cotton, anti-inflammatory medications, etc., equipment such as scissors, disposable syringes, gloves, masks, etc., and bandages like elastic and gauze, surgical tape, adhesive tape, etc., and trainer for the workshop.

2022-28 Peru - Cajamarca First Aid Workshop & First Aid Kits $4,025
Grant Description:

The objective of this project is to implement a first aid program providing a workshop and first kit containing basic medicine, basic equipment and bandages essential to provide first aid in case of minor accidents or ailments that do not require medical attention from emergency. The coffee-producing communities far from populated centers or cities and travel time is lengthy and costly to travel for medicines or treatments for minor accidents. This is now accentuated by the problem of the pandemic that plaques Peru and the rest of the world

The certification of the Rain Forest Alliance for sustainable coffee now requires each partner to have a medicine cabinet in place. Being the only possibility for the small farm coffee producers to have a differentiated product, to compete in the market and improve their income. Funds will be used to purchase 50 first aid kits, supplies such as alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, cotton, anti-inflammatory medications, etc., equipment such as scissors, disposable syringes, gloves, masks, etc., and bandages like elastic and gauze, surgical tape, adhesive tape, etc., and trainer for the workshop.

2022-29 Peru - Lambayeque First Aid Workshop & First Aid Kits $4,025
Grant Description:

The objective of this project is to implement a first aid program providing a workshop and first kit containing basic medicine, basic equipment and bandages essential to provide first aid in case of minor accidents or ailments that do not require medical attention from emergency. The coffee-producing communities far from populated centers or cities and travel time is lengthy and costly to travel for medicines or treatments for minor accidents. This is now accentuated by the problem of the pandemic that plaques Peru and the rest of the world

The certification of the Rain Forest Alliance for sustainable coffee now requires each partner to have a medicine cabinet in place. Being the only possibility for the small farm coffee producers to have a differentiated product, to compete in the market and improve their income. Funds will be used to purchase 50 first aid kits, supplies such as alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, cotton, anti-inflammatory medications, etc., equipment such as scissors, disposable syringes, gloves, masks, etc., and bandages like elastic and gauze, surgical tape, adhesive tape, etc., and trainer for the workshop.

2022-30 Peru - Amazonas
Communities of Portachuelo-Lonya Grande
Wet Mill Improvements - Portachuela $4,025
Grant Description:

In years past the coffee producers in this area have been hit by coffee rust, but they are making extraordinary efforts to renovate their coffee farms in order to maintain the income to support their families need to substantially improve the quality of their coffee and balance their income by achieving a better market price. In order to do so they need to improve their wet mill beneficio infrastructure. They have a good-quality coffee plants due to the quality of the soils and the microclimates that exist in the region. Unfortunately, the quality decreases every step of the way during the harvesting process due to not having the wet mill infrastructure needed to process the coffee crop properly.

This project seeks to support coffee producers with the implementation of the wet mill beneficio infrastructure consisting of two ceramic lined fermentation tanks, six cement drying patios and four solar dryers. Results will be measure by recording the quality of the coffee delivered by the producers; the quality of the coffee in the cup; prices obtained for the coffee; participation in coffee quality competitions and the income received from the sale of their coffee.

2022-31 Peru - Amazonas
Communities of Portachuelo-Lonya Grande
Wet Mill Improvements - San Isidro $4,025
Grant Description:

In years past the coffee producers in this area have been hit by coffee rust, but they are making extraordinary efforts to renovate their coffee farms in order to maintain the income to support their families need to substantially improve the quality of their coffee and balance their income by achieving a better market price. In order to do so they need to improve their wet mill beneficio infrastructure. They have a good-quality coffee plants due to the quality of the soils and the microclimates that exist in the region. Unfortunately, the quality decreases every step of the way during the harvesting process due to not having the wet mill infrastructure needed to process the coffee crop properly.

This project seeks to support coffee producers with the implementation of the wet mill beneficio infrastructure consisting of two ceramic lined fermentation tanks, six cement drying patios and four solar dryers. Results will be measure by recording the quality of the coffee delivered by the producers; the quality of the coffee in the cup; prices obtained for the coffee; participation in coffee quality competitions and the income received from the sale of their coffee.

2022-32 Peru - Amazonas
Communities of Sector of La Libertad-Cococho – Luya
Wet Mill Improvements - La Libertad $4,025
Grant Description:

In years past the coffee producers in this area have been hit by coffee rust, but they are making extraordinary efforts to renovate their coffee farms in order to maintain the income to support their families need to substantially improve the quality of their coffee and balance their income by achieving a better market price. In order to do so they need to improve their wet mill beneficio infrastructure. They have a good-quality coffee plants due to the quality of the soils and the microclimates that exist in the region. Unfortunately, the quality decreases every step of the way during the harvesting process due to not having the wet mill infrastructure needed to process the coffee crop properly.

This project seeks to support coffee producers with the implementation of the wet mill beneficio infrastructure consisting of two ceramic lined fermentation tanks, six cement drying patios and four solar dryers. Results will be measure by recording the quality of the coffee delivered by the producers; the quality of the coffee in the cup; prices obtained for the coffee; participation in coffee quality competitions and the income received from the sale of their coffee.

2022-33 Peru - Amazonas
Communities of Sector of Barbasco-Cococho – Luya
Wet Mill Improvements - Barbasco $4,025
Grant Description:

In years past the coffee producers in this area have been hit by coffee rust, but they are making extraordinary efforts to renovate their coffee farms in order to maintain the income to support their families need to substantially improve the quality of their coffee and balance their income by achieving a better market price. In order to do so they need to improve their wet mill beneficio infrastructure. They have a good-quality coffee plants due to the quality of the soils and the microclimates that exist in the region. Unfortunately, the quality decreases every step of the way during the harvesting process due to not having the wet mill infrastructure needed to process the coffee crop properly.

This project seeks to support coffee producers with the implementation of the wet mill beneficio infrastructure consisting of two ceramic lined fermentation tanks, six cement drying patios and four solar dryers. Results will be measure by recording the quality of the coffee delivered by the producers; the quality of the coffee in the cup; prices obtained for the coffee; participation in coffee quality competitions and the income received from the sale of their coffee.

2022-34 Peru - Amazonas
Communities of Sector of Mayna-Cococho – Luya
Wet Mill Improvements - Manya $4,025
Grant Description:

In years past the coffee producers in this area have been hit by coffee rust, but they are making extraordinary efforts to renovate their coffee farms in order to maintain the income to support their families need to substantially improve the quality of their coffee and balance their income by achieving a better market price. In order to do so they need to improve their wet mill beneficio infrastructure. They have a good-quality coffee plants due to the quality of the soils and the microclimates that exist in the region. Unfortunately, the quality decreases every step of the way during the harvesting process due to not having the wet mill infrastructure needed to process the coffee crop properly.

This project seeks to support coffee producers with the implementation of the wet mill beneficio infrastructure consisting of two ceramic lined fermentation tanks, six cement drying patios and four solar dryers. Results will be measure by recording the quality of the coffee delivered by the producers; the quality of the coffee in the cup; prices obtained for the coffee; participation in coffee quality competitions and the income received from the sale of their coffee.

2022-35 Peru - Amazonas
Communities of Sector of Quimalca-Cococho – Luya
Wet Mill Improvements - Quimalca/td> $4,025
Grant Description:

In years past the coffee producers in this area have been hit by coffee rust, but they are making extraordinary efforts to renovate their coffee farms in order to maintain the income to support their families need to substantially improve the quality of their coffee and balance their income by achieving a better market price. In order to do so they need to improve their wet mill beneficio infrastructure. They have a good-quality coffee plants due to the quality of the soils and the microclimates that exist in the region. Unfortunately, the quality decreases every step of the way during the harvesting process due to not having the wet mill infrastructure needed to process the coffee crop properly.

This project seeks to support coffee producers with the implementation of the wet mill beneficio infrastructure consisting of two ceramic lined fermentation tanks, six cement drying patios and four solar dryers. Results will be measure by recording the quality of the coffee delivered by the producers; the quality of the coffee in the cup; prices obtained for the coffee; participation in coffee quality competitions and the income received from the sale of their coffee.

2022-36 Peru - Amazonas
Communities of Sector Vista Hermosa – Ocumal-Luya
Wet Mill Improvements - Vista Hermosa $4,025
Grant Description:

In years past the coffee producers in this area have been hit by coffee rust, but they are making extraordinary efforts to renovate their coffee farms in order to maintain the income to support their families need to substantially improve the quality of their coffee and balance their income by achieving a better market price. In order to do so they need to improve their wet mill beneficio infrastructure. They have a good-quality coffee plants due to the quality of the soils and the microclimates that exist in the region. Unfortunately, the quality decreases every step of the way during the harvesting process due to not having the wet mill infrastructure needed to process the coffee crop properly.

This project seeks to support coffee producers with the implementation of the wet mill beneficio infrastructure consisting of two ceramic lined fermentation tanks, six cement drying patios and four solar dryers. Results will be measure by recording the quality of the coffee delivered by the producers; the quality of the coffee in the cup; prices obtained for the coffee; participation in coffee quality competitions and the income received from the sale of their coffee.

2022-37
Peru - Lambayeque
21 Communities
Emergency Food Relief – Cyclone Yaku $5,750
Grant Description:

This FOOD RELIEF REQUEST is for the communities isolated by the presence of Cyclone Yaku in Northern Peru. Cyclone Yaku caused damage in the coastal regions and heavy rains have caused rivers and streams to overflow, mudslides and landslides in many communities, still isolated today, with serious difficulties in obtaining basic foods that they carry from the cities such as: oil, sugar, salt, rice, noodles to complement with cereals and stews that they reserve for the winter.

Currently there are damaged roads in La Florida, Penachi, Kanaris, some families have lost part of their farms due to landslides, most are isolated by roads damaged by landslides. There are entire villages that are with their houses and land flooded. This is request is not to solve all their problems, but to provide support so that the families will not feel they are alone and to provide a level of confidence and strength that will help them to stay strong and move forward.

This grant will provide food kits consisting of: rice, sugar, noodles, salt, oil, to 400 families in the Salas & Kanaris communities of Araumajada, Caracha, Tallapampa, Miraflores, Pampa Verde, Penachi, Hualanga, Kerguer, La Ramada (Aspape), Pampa Hermosa, San José Huanama, Huanama , Villarumi , Corral de Piedra, El Naranjo, Chiñama (Asproagro), Santa Rosa/Espinal, Hierba Buena, Machucara (Aspas)

2022-38
Peru - Cajamarca
12 Communities
Emergency Food Relief – Cyclone Yaku $4,025
Grant Description:

This FOOD RELIEF REQUEST is for the communities isolated by the presence of Cyclone Yaku in Northern Peru. Cyclone Yaku caused damage in the coastal regions and heavy rains have caused rivers and streams to overflow, mudslides and landslides in many communities, still isolated today, with serious difficulties in obtaining basic foods that they carry from the cities such as: oil, sugar, salt, rice, noodles to complement with cereals and stews that they reserve for the winter.

Currently there are damaged roads in La Florida, Penachi, Kanaris, some families have lost part of their farms due to landslides, most are isolated by roads damaged by landslides. There are entire villages that are with their houses and land flooded. This is request is not to solve all their problems, but to provide support so that the families will not feel they are alone and to provide a level of confidence and strength that will help them to stay strong and move forward.

This grant will provide food kits consisting of: rice, sugar, noodles, salt, oil, to 225 families in the La Florida, Cutervo, Querocotillo, Pulan 12 communities of Agua Azul, Limoncito, Montaña de Sequez, Pampa de Sequez, La Laja (Aspro), Santa Rosa de Minas, Lijadero, Cochalan, Paltomayo, Churumayo (Apaic), El Triunfor , Sayari (Adec).

2022-39
Peru - Amazonas
14 Communities
Emergency Food Relief – Cyclone Yaku $5,750
Grant Description:

This FOOD RELIEF REQUEST is for the communities isolated by the presence of Cyclone Yaku in Northern Peru. Cyclone Yaku caused damage in the coastal regions and heavy rains have caused rivers and streams to overflow, mudslides and landslides in many communities, still isolated today, with serious difficulties in obtaining basic foods that they carry from the cities such as: oil, sugar, salt, rice, noodles to complement with cereals and stews that they reserve for the winter.

Currently there is marginal highway damage, the entrance roads to El Ron and San Antonio. The roads to the communities of Lonya Grande and Luya have some damage and some families have lost part of their farms due to landslides, most are isolate by roads damaged by landslides. There are entire villages that are with their houses and land flooded. This is request is not to solve all their problems, but to provide support so that the families will not feel they are alone and to provide a level of confidence and strength that will help them to stay strong and move forward.

This grant will provide food kits consisting of: rice, sugar, noodles, salt, oil, to 400 families in the districts of Bagua Grande (Apcu), Cajaruro (Apcafis), Lonya Grande (Ucam-Gran Vilaya), Luya (Forkun), in the communities of San Antonio del Ron, Progreso San Antonio, Vista Hermosa, Huamboya, New York, Roblepampa, Santa Rosa, El Porvenir, San Isidro, Virgen de Fátima, Chaupe, Yungasuyo, Guadalupe, Cococho (Utcubamba-Amazonas).

2022-40
Peru
Lambayeque
Disaster Support - Lambayeque $4,025
Grant Description:

This project DISASTER SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITIES ISOLATED BY THE PRESENCE OF CYCLONE YAKU in Northern Peru. Cyclone Yaku and heavy seasonal rains have cause rivers and creeks to overflow, mudslides and landsclides in many communities that today remain isolated and with serious difficulties in obtaining basic food and medicine.

The representatives of the communities – mayors, judges, representative of organizations make journeys of 15-20 hours walking, dodging the danger, to reach the cities to request support from the government authorities. Produces are also organizing to fix the roads through minga (communal work). Life in the communities has become very expensive, they are aware that only by fixing their roads and highways can they reduce the costs to take their food and production to the market because they are close to the coffee harvest. Teachers also walk to communities to take responsibility. With disasters everything is altered in the life of communities: work, health and education.

This request is seek support to cover the expenses of tickets and accommodations of the representative of the isolated communities who come to make arrangements in Chiclayo or Lambayeque and food for the producers who are participating in the communal tasks of road repair, repair of school classrooms, arrangement of the community irrigation system.

2022-41
Peru - Lambayeque Road Grader Fuel – Hierba Buena, Santa Rosa Espinal; Olos to Machucara, Kanaris, Lambayeque $4,025
Grant Description:

The project will provide SUPPORT FOR TH REPAIR OF ROADS DESTROYED BY DISASTERS IN THE RURAL COMMUNITIES LISTED ABOVE BY ADDING TO THE INTERVENT OF THE MUNICIPALITIES WITH MACHINER. In general, public institutions such as municipalities only provide the machinery and a small supply of fuel and then the machinery is taken out of the community until they can get another supply of fuel, taking much longer. Cyclone Yaku and the heavy seasonal rains or the s-called El Nino Phenomenon, present this year have caused greater damage than in previous cases in 1982, 1983 and 2017.

The closure of roads caused by the overflow of rivers and streams, mudslides and landslides keeps many rural communities isolated and with serious difficulties in obtaining basic food and medicines.

The authorities' lack of foresight in clearing rivers and streams, in cleaning irrigation canals, in digging channels for drainage means that the damage to the poorest population often means that their economy of deteriorate more and more and the work and investment made disappear.

The urgent qualification of the roads would allow rural communities to take their production to the market and take the products they need to complement their diet at lower costs. It would also allow the start of school activities in better conditions and facilities to access health centers and medicines.

With this request we seek the support of the Café Femenino Foundation to complement the budget allocated by the communities with fuel for the habilitation of roads in the shortest possible time, in the most difficult section of Carretera Marginal to Hierba Buena. Marginal road to Santa Rosa Espinal. From Olos to Machucara - Kañaris - Lambayeque, benefiting more than 08 communities.

2022-42
Peru
Lambayeque
Road Grader Fuel: Communities-Piedra Victor-Miraflores-Murojaca-Tallapampa- Caracha- Araumajada- (Penachi) Lambayeque $4,025
Grant Description:

The project will provide SUPPORT FOR TH REPAIR OF ROADS DESTROYED BY DISASTERS IN THE RURAL COMMUNITIES LISTED ABOVE BY ADDING TO THE INTERVENT OF THE MUNICIPALITIES WITH MACHINER. In general, public institutions such as municipalities only provide the machinery and a small supply of fuel and then the machinery is taken out of the community until they can get another supply of fuel, taking much longer. Cyclone Yaku and the heavy seasonal rains or the s-called El Nino Phenomenon, present this year have caused greater damage than in previous cases in 1982, 1983 and 2017.

The closure of roads caused by the overflow of rivers and streams, mudslides and landslides keeps many rural communities isolated and with serious difficulties in obtaining basic food and medicines.

The authorities' lack of foresight in clearing rivers and streams, in cleaning irrigation canals, in digging channels for drainage means that the damage to the poorest population often means that their economy of deteriorate more and more and the work and investment made disappear.

The urgent qualification of the roads would allow rural communities to take their production to the market and take the products they need to complement their diet at lower costs. It would also allow the start of school activities in better conditions and facilities to access health centers and medicines.

With this request we seek the support of the Café Femenino Foundation to complement the budget allocated by the communities with 400 gallons of fuel for the habilitation of roads in the shortest possible time and facilitate access to food, health and education for families in 10 isolated communities as a result of the destruction of the road by Cyclone Yaku and heavy rains.

2022-43
Peru - Lambayeque Road Grader Fuel: Communities-Palo Blanco- Colaya- Corral de Piedra- Chiñama- Naranjo (Salas-Kañaris)- Lambayeque $4,025
Grant Description:

The project will provide SUPPORT FOR TH REPAIR OF ROADS DESTROYED BY DISASTERS IN THE RURAL COMMUNITIES LISTED ABOVE BY ADDING TO THE INTERVENT OF THE MUNICIPALITIES WITH MACHINER. In general, public institutions such as municipalities only provide the machinery and a small supply of fuel and then the machinery is taken out of the community until they can get another supply of fuel, taking much longer. Cyclone Yaku and the heavy seasonal rains or the s-called El Nino Phenomenon, present this year have caused greater damage than in previous cases in 1982, 1983 and 2017.

The closure of roads caused by the overflow of rivers and streams, mudslides and landslides keeps many rural communities isolated and with serious difficulties in obtaining basic food and medicines.

The authorities' lack of foresight in clearing rivers and streams, in cleaning irrigation canals, in digging channels for drainage means that the damage to the poorest population often means that their economy of deteriorate more and more and the work and investment made disappear.

The urgent qualification of the roads would allow rural communities to take their production to the market and take the products they need to complement their diet at lower costs. It would also allow the start of school activities in better conditions and facilities to access health centers and medicines.

With this request we seek the support of the Café Femenino Foundation to complement the budget allocated by the communities with 400 gallons of fuel for the habilitation of roads in the shortest possible time in the most difficult stretch of Palo Blanco-Colaya-Corral de Peidra-Chinama-Naranajo, benefiting more than 10 communities

2022-44
Peru
Lambayeque
Road Grader Fuel: Communities-From Marginal Road to Hierba Buena. Marginal road to Santa Rosa Espinal. From Olos to Machucara - Kañaris- Lambayeque $4,025
Grant Description:

The project will provide SUPPORT FOR TH REPAIR OF ROADS DESTROYED BY DISASTERS IN THE RURAL COMMUNITIES LISTED ABOVE BY ADDING TO THE INTERVENT OF THE MUNICIPALITIES WITH MACHINER. In general, public institutions such as municipalities only provide the machinery and a small supply of fuel and then the machinery is taken out of the community until they can get another supply of fuel, taking much longer. Cyclone Yaku and the heavy seasonal rains or the s-called El Nino Phenomenon, present this year have caused greater damage than in previous cases in 1982, 1983 and 2017.

The closure of roads caused by the overflow of rivers and streams, mudslides and landslides keeps many rural communities isolated and with serious difficulties in obtaining basic food and medicines.

The authorities' lack of foresight in clearing rivers and streams, in cleaning irrigation canals, in digging channels for drainage means that the damage to the poorest population often means that their economy of deteriorate more and more and the work and investment made disappear.

The urgent qualification of the roads would allow rural communities to take their production to the market and take the products they need to complement their diet at lower costs. It would also allow the start of school activities in better conditions and facilities to access health centers and medicines.

With this request we seek the support of the Café Femenino Foundation to complement the budget allocated by the communities with 400 gallons of fuel for the habilitation of roads in the shortest possible time in the most difficult stretch of Marginal Road to Hierba Buena. Marginal road to Santa Rosa Espinal. From Olos to Machucara - Kañaris- Lambayeque, benefiting more than 8 communities

2021-70 Guatemala
Communities of Santa Maria Nebaj & San Juan Cotzal
Hurricane Recovery: Organically Replenish Soil and Restore Coffee Crops $5,200
Grant Description:

In November, 2020, coffee and other crops suffered damage from Hurricanes ETA and IOTA, causing water erosion in the soil, landslides and infertility in the soil making it necessary to organically replenish the soil and nourish the coffee plant. There were 15,530 hectares of coffee affected by hurricanes, landslides and low land fertility causing low productivity.

The objective of the project is to replenish the soil with organic compost and raw materials, as well as provide funds for new seed beds and materials needed to help these women coffee producers maintain their organic certifications and recover their coffee crops damages by the hurricanes.

Funding this project will directly benefit 20 women from the Ixil communities of two municipalities, Santa Maria Nebaj and San Juan Cotzal. Indirectly, 20 families that are the family nucleus of the 20 producers will benefit, with a total of 100 people benefiting indirectly.

2021-95 Mexico - Chiapas Training for Young Coffee Growers (15-24 years of age) $5,930
Grant Description:

This is a priority for them for three (3) reasons: It is necessary to train the next generations; to reduce the youth migration; to defend local food sovereignty. Coffee is the main income-generating crop for the families, making it necessary to help to solve some of their most pressing needs, such as the right to education, health and food. This situation makes them vulnerable when they must depend on a single crop or source of income. The cooperative is currently made up of elderly members, which makes in urgent to for a generational replacement.

This proposal focuses on creating a training plan aimed at strengthen the workforce of the young people between 15 and 24 years of age. The topics to be shared not only aim to expand knowledge about coffee culture, but also to diversify the “human plot of each of them”. The term “human plot” refers to the accumulation of knowledge acquired in different spaces of coexistence, from your family, community, educational, organizational, religious among others. The training plan aims to nourish with new knowledge and practices the “human plot” of each of the participants in different aspects such as:
* Production and cultural process of Coffee (ranging from planting, harvesting and marketing, etc.)
* Gender equity and the environment
* Human Development and Sustainability
The funds requested will be used for workshop materials such as notebooks, pens, etc., as well as vegetables & fruit seeds and food supplies and training of the children of the coffee producers (approximately 112 youth) in 14 communities; up to 20 young people will be trained per community.

 

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