Annual Report 2010 Welcome

Annual Report 2010 welcome

Dear Friends,

Like many of you, we’ve managed to weather the economic storm of the past few years, even if it’s meant tightening our belts a bit to do so. By making a few small sacrifices elsewhere, we have proudly met our com- mitments to our partners in Latin America. Thanks to your continued support. We are pleased to share with you our accomplishments for the 2009-10 fiscal year. Our 14 partner organizations in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Peru managed 21 projects in 217 communities, helping more than 20,000 families improve their quality of life. This year our partner in Costa Rica, the Rural Children’s Education Foundation (FHC), graduated as a Coffee Kids partner. Since 1996 FHC has granted over 2,600 scholarships to young people. This revolutionary scholarship program has improved the educational infrastructure of rural schools throughout Costa Rica. FHC’s efforts created a sustainable model for education by establishing an agreement with the Costa Rican government to provide student loans that are guaranteed by a trust established by FHC. Thanks to this ar- rangement, the project has reached a level of sustainability that will allow FHC to continue without external funding. FHC will share its expertise with other organizations interested in creating educational opportunities for young people. In this way, the incredible success of this program provides hope for hundreds more communities throughout Latin America. Recently, I met coffee farmers from dozens of cooperatives throughout Central and South America, and every single one of them asked Coffee Kids to come and visit them and to implement the projects that have already helped so many others farming families. The need for Coffee Kids’ projects is greater than ever. Yet in the current economic climate it’s also harder than ever to raise the money necessary to implement more projects and reach new communities. The success of these programs speaks for itself. I am confident that as we look to the future, just as many donors will knock on our door as farmers. When that happens, we can say yes to each and every community that seeks our support. On behalf of all the coffee-farming families whom we support, thank you for your past support and your un- yielding confidence in our programs.

Carolyn Fairman Guy Burdett Executive Director Board President mission statement

To work with coffee-farming families to improve their lives and livelihoods.

To this end, our staff works with local organizations in Latin America to create programs in education, health awareness, microcredit and food security in coffee-farming communities. These efforts allow coffee farmers to reduce their dependence on the volatile coffee market and confront the most pressing community needs.

• Coffee Kids partners with local organizations in coffee regions that work directly with coffee-farming communities. • Our partners provide technical resources, training and follow- through to communities to implement grassroots projects. • We provide the resources that enable our partners and their communities to put their vision into action. • We facilitate idea-sharing exchanges between project participants and other organizations to find solutions to common problems. • All projects are designed by community members and based on their needs and priorities.

Because every coffee-farming community is unique, every Cof- fee Kids project is unique. What is common is an attitude of respect for all people’s values, cultural integrity, intelligence and ingenuity. Mexico 13 COOPACFSI: Family Gardens and Small Animal Production 1 AUGE: Food Sovereignty 14 APROVAT: Community Grocery Store 2 CAMPO: Regional Training 15 AYNI: Gender Violence Eradication and Advocacy Centers

3 FomCafé: Community Butcher Shop and Drug Store

4 ICSUR: Traditional Medicine and Environmental 1 Education 2 3 Guatemala 4 Mexico 5 7 6 5 ACMUV: Caribbean Sea Microcredit Guatemala 8 Nicaragua 9 6 ADESPA: Children’s Nursery and 10 Costa Rica Kindergarten, Health Care, and Artisan Production 7 STIAP: Permaculture and Biodiesel Production 8 APROS: Reproductive Health Care and Support for Widows

Nicaragua 11 9 CECOCAFEN: 13 Microcredit and 12 Savings, and Scholarships 10 SOPPEXCCA: Environmental and Peru Leadership 14 Education

Costa Rica

11 FHC: Scholarships Pacific Ocean Peru

12 APROCASSI: Microcredit for Education financial information

Statement of Financial Position (Audited) for the year ending June 30, 2010

ASSETS 2010 2009 Cash & equivalents $286,569 $323,971 Pledges receivable 57,352 132,366 Inventory 804 1,593 Total current assets $347,203 $457,930

Trademarks, net* $21,865 $23,911 Equipment, net 5,879 7,070 Total assets $374,947 $488,911

LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS Liabilities Accounts payable & accrued expenses $27,953 $21,183 Total liabilities $27,953 $21,183

Net assets Unrestricted $346,994 $467,554 Temporarily restricted - 174 Total net assets $346,994 $467,728 Total liabilities & net assets $374,947 $488,911

*Net of accumulated amortization of $26,046 for 2010 and $24,118 for 2009. financial information

Statement of Activities (Audited) for the year ending June 30, 2010

Temporarily REVENUE & OTHER SUPPORT Unrestricted Restricted Total Business donations $388,079 212,791 600,870 Foundation Grants 11,843 25,500 37,343 In-kind goods and services 47,350 - 47,350 Individual donations 34,914 30,086 65,000 Other income 3,699 - 3,699 Merchandise sales 2,036 - 2,036 Net assets released from restrictions 268,551 (268,551) - Total revenue & other support $756,472 (174) 756,298 EXPENSES Program services $625,380 - 625,380 Fundraising 160,820 - 160,820 Management & general 90,832 - 90,832 Total expenses 877,032 - 877,032

Change in net assets $(120,560) (174) (120,734) Net assets, beginning of year 467,554 174 467,728 Net assets, end of year $346,994 - 346,994

For complete audited financial statements and footnotes, please contact Coffee Kids at (505) 820-1443 or [email protected]. program highlights

The Tabaconas Valley, Peru - The Association of Organic Producers from the Tabaconas Valley (APROVAT) was founded in 1997 in San Ignacio Cajamarca, Peru. The organization is made up of more than 160 coffee producers who have implemented agricultural initiatives to develop the local economy and improve quality of life while also protecting the natural environment. In Peru more than 60 percent of the population lives below the poverty line. This project is based in an isolated region in Northern Peru known as the Tabaconas Valley. The Peruvian government rates the standard of living here as extreme poverty. The soil and warm climate in the Tabaconas Valley are good for growing coffee, but given its rugged ter- program highlights

2010 Results

rain, it is costly to transport coffee over the moun- • 1 grocery store was opened at Taba- tains to distant markets. Thus, food supplies are conas community. scarce and expensive due to long distances and • 24 women participate in the man- difficult road conditions. agement of the grocery store. APROVAT’s Grocery Store project provides a • They attended two workshops on group of women with the capital and training basic accounting, invoicing and basic needed to manage a grocery store. The store of- computing. fers the women a venue in which they can also sell • Every family that buys at the gro- homegrown products. The project increases the cery store saves up to 10 USD per disposable income in the community due to lower month in comparison to buying in food costs and reduces the health problems associ- other shops. ated with poor nutrition. In the long run, profits •The store is run completely by local from the Grocery Store project will go to a fund women. to open new stores in other villages, expand the flagship store and other initiatives that boost the •124 families from 12 communities development of the community. are regular customers at the store. •Sales at the grocery store have in- creased about seven percent every month since it opened in January 2010. program highlights

Provinces of Jaen and San Igna- cio, Peru - The San Ignacio Provin- cial Association of Coffee Producers in Solidarity (APROCASSI) was founded in 2000 and is comprised of 491 small- scale coffee producers in Northern Peru. APROCASSI promotes gender equality, solidarity, democracy and respect for na- ture. Since its creation, the organization has implemented economic and social initiatives outside of coffee farming that provide associates and their families with alternatives so that they can improve their income, education, technical skills and entrepreneurial abilities. 2010 Results Many children in these coffee-farming communities cannot attend school beyond • 116 children (ages 6 to 16) from 24 commu- the sixth grade. Parents often cannot af- nities benefited from the project. ford basic educational expenses and fre- • Each participating family received a loan of quently need help in their coffee plots. 90 USD per child to cover the costs of school Transportation is an additional obstacle as the nearest high school is often a two- to and materials. four-hour commute each way. • The interest paid by participating families This project provides families with ac- (20 USD per year) is used to provide loans to cess to low-interest loans to cover school more families that have children in school and expenses during the months of March expand project coverage. and April, which is also the time when there is no income from coffee. Thanks to • APROCASSI carried out one family plan- this project, many families are no longer ning and nutrition campaign directed to par- forced to sell their coffee in advance to ents in the participating communities. pay for school fees and materials. program highlights

San Ignacio Province in Northern Peru - The Frontera San Ignacio Agrarian Coffee Co- operative – COOPACFSI, is a cooperative founded in 1969 and made up of 338 coffee producers from San Ignacio Cajamarca, Peru. 2010 Results For 40 years, COOPACFSI has promoted sus- • 1 guinea pig farm established to breed guinea tainable rural development through the acqui- pigs and serve as a training center for project par- sition of technical and entrepreneurial skills ticipants. among its associates. COOPACFSI has im- • 338 people from 11 communities participated in plemented projects such as family gardens, a four workshops on guinea pig breeding. health fund for the associates, organic fertilizer production, agricultural training and small ani- • Families earn up to 10 USD per month from mal farms. The cooperative has also included guinea pig sales. children and women in its programs and puts • Guinea pig manure is used to make organic fertil- special attention on the family as a pillar of the izer. organization.

Veracruz, Mexico - Self Managed Development (AUGE) works with coffee-growing communities to develop programs that combat poverty in some of the poorest areas of Veracruz. Coffee Kids has been working with AUGE since 1995. Over the past 15 years, the Coffee Kids/AUGE partnership has helped promote an interest in entrepreneur- ship and a culture of savings in the communities served. This partnership has reached new levels of col- laboration, including the construction of an educational center, which is used for training in microcredit and savings methods, medicinal plant usage and youth programs.

In 1995, Coffee Kids helped create the Groups of Women Saving in Solidarity Project (GMAS), a program highlights women’s savings program that promotes savings accounts and a microcredit program that provides access to small, 2010 Results low-interest loans. GMAS savings groups promote savings • 460 people and 1,302 family members accounts and microcredit as a way of alleviating dependence from 15 communities benefited from the on income from coffee. The program also builds solidarity Food Sovereignty project. among community members, increases gender awareness and helps families meet immediate needs. Also, the GMAS • There were a total of 80 workshops to project incubated the Children’s Savings Groups, which create awareness about food sovereignty have demonstrated their own success and capacity for or- and promotion of locally grown food. ganization. • 18 workshops were held at schools and communities to reduce consumption of Building from the synergy created by the GMAS groups, fizzy drinks and junk food in rural areas. AUGE initiated a comprehensive program on food sover- • 16 workshops on traditional medicine eignty in 2008. The program consisted of nutrition, herbal were held. medicine, and family garden workshops and promotion of • local, natural foods versus fast food and junk food. Using Participating communities created 42 the outreach of radio broadcasts, AUGE promoted a culture family gardens. of healthy, organic and locally produced food as a means to • More than 300,000 regular listeners address the negative nutritional effects of junk food in par- of AUGE’s radio program “Sueños del ticipating communities. Café” benefited from 32 radio broadcasts.

Oaxaca, Mexico - The Center of Support for the Popular Movement of Oaxaca (CAMPO) works with indigenous popula- tions in Oaxaca, Mexico, to foster community involvement, sustainable agriculture and an understanding of human rights. Most of CAM- PO’s projects are aimed at increasing the economic resources available in indigenous popu- lations through community-based business activities, and to strengthen women’s leadership skills and self-esteem. Coffee Kids has supported CAMPO since 1996. Over the years, Coffee Kids has helped CAM- PO develop a wide range of projects. These program highlights

include chicken raising, organic honey production, worm composting for organic fertilizer and fruit and vegetable canning. CAMPO also helped participants construct wood-saving Lorena stoves, which reduce the respiratory illnesses caused by cooking over open fires indoors and use less wood. In 2008-2009 Coffee Kids provided support to complete the construction of a training center using local materials and an environmentally responsible compacted earth technique. Last year, the project built regional training centers in rural areas that provide workshops in the areas of sustainable agriculture, ecology and food security. Community members learn how to manage natural resources with a focus on increasing the quantity and variety of food produced in the community. As a result, there are now seven training centers serving 20 rural communities. There are eight demonstra- tive modules installed in each center including worm composting, community green houses, water treatment systems, solar panels, compacted earth training system, semi-intensive animal breeding (chicken, rabbits, goats), and Lorena wood-saving stoves. There were 550 community members trained at the centers in 2010, 100 more than expected due to the project’s positive results. There were also 1,800 technical manuals produced and 45 educational events held at the training centers, which reached more than 20,000 people in rural communities.

Chiapas, Mexico - The Association for Research and Train- ing of Southeastern Mexico (ICSUR) is a nonprofit organization based in Chiapas, Mexico. The organization supports social and economic development in coffee-growing communities in the indigenous Zoque region of Chiapas. ICSUR’s ed- ible mushroom project utilizes organic waste from corn and other agricultural products to grow mushrooms, a nutritious food source for families and a valuable trade commodity. Their chicken-raising project also contributes to food security in coffee-growing communities. Coffee Kids program highlights

2010 Results

• 3 health-promotion committees were created to promote the use of traditional medicine in 7 indigenous communities. • 61 members from 7 communities received has worked with ICSUR since 2006. training on traditional medicine elaboration The communities where ICSUR works in the state and promotion. of Chiapas are among the poorest in Mexico. The • 200 families (1,200 people) benefited from overwhelming dependence on coffee production and 5 educational campaigns on traditional health lack of other economic opportunities has led to a and medicine. huge wave of emigration. As a result, many women in rural communities have become heads of house- • Every family saved an average of 40 USD holds. on doctor visits and medicines thanks to the traditional medicine project. This trend has created the need and opportunity for women to learn new skills and actively participate • 9 bilingual environmental educators and in community decision making. Men who have not 12 community promoters were trained on re- emigrated have the opportunity to learn how they sponsible consumption practices and respon- and their families can benefit from the new system sible waste management. of teamwork brought about by the social shift. • 6 environmental education sessions were In 2010, Coffee Kids supported ICSUR’s tradition- held in the 3 participating communities. al medicine project, a low cost but safe alternative • 266 people (64 women, 30 men and 172 to public health due to the high prices and lack of children) took part in 3 workshops on envi- medical care facilities in remote indigenous com- ronmentally friendly and healthy eating hab- munities. The project also rescues the culture of its. herbal medicine in the region through the creation of community herbariums and the establishment of • Junk food consumption has now been re- herbal-medicine networks in the state. duced in participating communities. • Families save an average of 8 USD per week thanks to the project. program highlights

Chajul, Guatemala - The Chajulense Association of Women United for Life (ACMUV) represents more than 45 indigenous women in Chajul and its surrounding areas. Coffee Kids has worked with ACMUV since 2008. ACMUV is based in the town of Chajul and works in surrounding communities as well. The town is located in the Ixil Triangle, a remote region that was hard hit by Guatemala’s civil war. Fourteen years after the war devastated the region, Chajul still suffers from high rates of unemployment, lack of infrastructure and elevated mortality rates. Poverty and lack of economic alternatives particularly affect the women of Chajul and neighboring towns. ACMUV works to confront poverty in the community by creating alternative sources of income, such as textiles, ecotourism, and the production of organic cardamom, honey and dairy products. ACMUV adminis- trators learned a lot about accounting and organizational skills through a workshop with Coffee Kids’ part- program highlights

ner Self-Managed Development (AUGE) 2010 Results last year, they could greatly benefit from further ongoing training. • ACMUV grew from 4 to 9 groups in 6 communities. • 80 to 130 women have received training in microcredit, Paraxaj, Guatemala - The Associa- saving techniques and small-business management. tion for Sustainable Development of Pa- • ACMUV created 4 documents to better manage the proj- raxaj (ADESPA) was formed in 2004 by ect: a credit and savings manual, an internal regulation doc- a group of six local volunteers to address ument, a guide for microcredit and savings training, and a the lack of health and educational services document with tools for savings and credit. in Paraxaj and the surrounding area. AD- • 10,000 USD was designated as seed capital for the 5 new ESPA became a Coffee Kids partner in microcredit groups. 2006. Since then, ADESPA has grown into a valued support system for coffee farmers • ACMUV generated an average monthly income of 438 and their families. ADESPA’s overall goal USD from the microcredit program to cover a portion of its is to improve socioeconomic conditions operational expenses. through education. • The organization created its first 2009-2011 Strategic Plan- ADESPA operates in communities that ning document to better coordinate the activities. live in conditions of social marginalization and geographic isolation. The majority

cannot read or write, and their world- view is limited by a lack of education and available resources. The region has a high infant mortality rate, and death during childbirth is common. Given the lack of outside information, many believe this is normal and acceptable. The lack of economic alternatives has con- tributed to a strong dependence on the coffee crop and has prevented the community from having much hope or vision for improving their quality of life. ADESPA’s overall goal is to improve socioeconomic conditions in the Pa- raxaj area through access to health services, economic diversification and program highlights

2010 Results • 39 women attended regular reproductive health workshops and medical checkups. • 20 children received pediatric attention. childcare. In 2010, Coffee Kids supported ADESPA’s health workshops project to provide access to afford- • Women have access to homeopathic able health options like homeopathy, reproductive medicine and remedies for as little as 1 health education and nutritional counseling, which are USD in comparison to 30 USD for con- absent in the communities where ADESPA operates. ventional medicine. Health workshops taught community members about • 5 workshops on shoe making were held homeopathic remedies and local medicinal plants to in order to improve handicraft production. treat common ailments. Workshops in maternal and • 1 foot-operated loom was purchased to childhood health issues improved pre- and post-natal increase beaded-belt and handicraft pro- nutrition. duction. The Nursery and Kindergarten project provided reli- • 27 people from 3 communities benefit- able childcare for women who work to maintain their ted directly from the Nursery and Kinder- families. The project promoted early childhood devel- garten project. opment through psychomotricity and early stimula- tion, meals and educational activities. • Mothers who benefit from the Nursery and Kindergarten project can work and earn an average monthly wage of 40 USD. • Local authorities support the Nursery and Kindergarten project with food sup- plements for the children.

San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala - The Association of Health Promoters of San Pedro (APROS) is an organization of female health promoters from six rural, isolated coffee-growing communities around Lake Atitlán in Guatemala. For 15 years, APROS has supported an active involvement of women in their own health through the promotion of traditional medicine, family planning and gender-based healthcare. Coffee Kids has worked with APROS since 1995. The area where APROS operates suffers from one of the highest rates of chronic malnutrition in all of Cen- tral America, and access to doctors and professional medical help is limited in many communities. People in program highlights

poor communities, like many of those around Lake Atitlán, are subject to easily preventable gastrointestinal and respiratory illnesses. Because many women are malnourished, and pre- and post-natal care is almost nonexistent—it is not uncommon for mother or child to die during birth. Women also face the strain of fre- quent pregnancies. In impoverished communities in Guatemala, many families cannot afford medicine. Traditional and herbal medicines provide a safe and affordable alternative, but many people lack the knowledge for proper diag- nosis. APROS’s community-based health care project, which benefits indigenous women and their families, provides training to local volunteers, who teach women in their communities about basic health care and hy- giene. Workshop topics include the use of medicinal plants, prevention of common ailments, the importance of a nutritious diet, and pre- and post-natal care. program highlights

2010 Results In 2006, APROS initiated a project for widows with Coffee Kids help, offering • 150 women participated in APROS’ projects. medical checkups, basic food supplies, • 75 women in the widows’ project received medical recreational activities, emotional support checkups, basic food supplies and took part in recre- and a sense of belonging for women who ational activities throughout the year. have lost their husbands to migration and • 75 women attended 6 workshops on pregnancy, the years of civil war. effects of maternal nutrition on birth weight, prenatal care, breastfeeding and the importance of vaccines. • 5 communities benefited from the widows-support and healthcare project.

Matagalpa, Nicaragua - The Orga- nization of Northern Coffee Coopera- tives (CECOCAFEN) is an association representing 2,553 coffee farmers that has two successful initiatives modeled on other projects run by Coffee Kids partners in Mexico and Costa Rica. The Groups of Women Saving in Solidarity project (GMAS) promotes savings accounts and allows participants to obtain low- interest loans for small businesses, thereby helping to diversify and strengthen the local economy. The Rural Education project provides scholarships to high school, vocational and university students. Cof- fee Kids has been working with CECOCAFEN since 1998. The areas where CECOCAFEN works have few employment opportunities and emigration is a fact of life for many. Women are often heads of household as their husbands and sons leave home in search of work. One of the most damaging effects of poverty is the lack of educational opportunities. In 2000, a study conducted by CECOCAFEN found that only 60 percent of their members were literate and 80 percent of them were classified as very poor readers. program highlights

Given the meager income of coffee-farming families, many are caught in a cycle in which 2010 Results children of coffee producers have limited • 528 participants in 27 microcredit and savings groups choices other than working as coffee harvest- now have a combined savings of 55,782 USD. ers or abandoning their community altogeth- • There are 118 new participants due to the project’s posi- er to find work. tive results. The GMAS project alleviates poverty by pro- • 43 communities in 4 departments of Northern Nicaragua viding low-interest loans to participants so take part in the Microcredit and Savings project. that they can create greater economic diver- sity in their communities and increase fam- • Participants of the Microcredit and Savings Project at- ily income. The project provides consistent tended workshops on business plans, basic accounting follow-up, training and opportunities for par- methods, use of affordable technologies for production, ticipants to share their experiences and learn marketing and market analysis. from one another. Additionally, participants • 200 scholarships were awarded at the high school, uni- receive training on small-business planning versity and technical school levels. to better market their products and increase • All students completed 100 hours of community service their profits. work at their 11 participating coffee cooperatives, a re- The education project provides scholarships quirement of the scholarship project. to students at the high school, university and • Each scholarship represented a 45 percent savings for the technical school levels. The project also pro- beneficiary’s family. vides scholarship recipients with work-study opportunities in the cooperatives. Students receive valuable work experience and their chances for employment increase once they finish their studies.

Jinotega, Nicaragua - The Society of Small Producers for Coffee Export (SOPPEXCCA) is an association of coffee cooperatives representing 650 farmers in Jinotega, Nicaragua. Since its creation in 1997, the association has supported the production of coffee as well as the advancement of democratic processes with- in its structure. SOPPEXCCA has established two projects: Jóvenes Ambientalistas (Environmental Youth Movement), which works with adolescents, and Muchachitos del Café (Environmental Children Movement), which serves young children in rural schools. Coffee Kids has worked with SOPPEXCCA since 2007. program highlights

The formal education system in Nicaragua does little to encourage active participation, individual decision making or leadership in students. This is especially true in the poor rural areas where SOPPEXCCA operates. In response, SOPPEXCCA has created these youth projects to provide educational opportunities for their children and promote essential concepts, such as personal expression, teamwork, leadership and social awareness. Coffee Kids began partnering with SOPPEXCCA in 2006, by supporting their Muchachitos del Café project. In 2007 Coffee Kids expanded its support to include the Jóvenes Ambientalistas. The goal of these projects is to nurture a new generation with the education, confidence and leadership skills to improve their own quality of life and that of their community.

2010 Results • 180 young students from 9 communities received courses on democratic values, alcoholism and drug consumption prevention, sustainable agriculture and leadership. • Children and youth in each participating school attended regular workshops on family violence, child rights, garbage classification, leadership and democratic values. • 790 children from 8 communities take part in SOP- PEXCCA’s Muchachitos del Café project and attended courses on garbage classification, painting, traditional dances and leadership. • 9 Schools participate in the Muchachitos del Café project and received costumes and materials for folk- loric dance courses and materials for painting courses. program highlights

Guanacaste, Costa Rica - Coffee farmers 2010 Results in 40 communities belonging to the Costa Rican cooperative COOCAFE established The Rural • 50 high school and college students Children’s Education Foundation (FHC) in 1996. received a government scholarship Given the lack of educational opportunities for their thanks to the support of FHC. children, these families organized and pooled their • 50 students from 45 communities resources to improve educational options for their benefited from the computer project. children. FHC offers scholarships to high school • All students carried out volunteer and university students and also makes grants to activities in their communities and at- elementary schools for supplies and infrastructure. tended workshops on leadership and Coffee Kids has worked with FHC since 1996. management during the year. Given the highly developed tourist industry and • FHC created a trust with donations strong economy in Costa Rica, many believe it to and FHC’s own funds to provide finan- be a country with few problems, but the isolated ru- cial guarantees on the government edu- ral areas where FHC operates and where coffee is cational loans for students, ensuring the grown suffer from acute poverty. Schools lack funds sustainability of the project in the long and infrastructure. Many families cannot afford to term. pay school fees, provide school supplies or manda- tory uniforms for their children. As a result, many children are denied access to education beyond elementary school, leaving them trapped in the same cycle of poverty as generations before them. With the help of Coffee Kids, FHC provided computer equipment to 50 students for use in their studies. The students will pay back the cost of the equipment plus interest over a three-year period, which will allow FHC to buy more equipment for other students. program highlights

Cuzco, Peru - The Cooperation Group for Social Development (AYNI) was founded in 1991 to tackle the main social problems that affect vulnerable sectors of Peruvian society. AYNI implements social programs that put special emphasis on community participation and the practice of democratic values. Since its creation, AYNI has promoted gender equality, citizen participation and the rights of women and men to improve their quality of life and health. In recent years, 2010 Results AYNI has paid special attention to the areas of repro- • 40 women received training on how ductive health for young people. to confront domestic violence issues, As in many Latin American countries, domestic vi- advocate for victims’ support and olence is a chronic problem in Peru. Alcohol abuse make efficient use of the gender ad- and traditional attitudes toward women aggravate vocacy centers in the community. the problem, particularly in rural areas. The World • One protocol was created and Health Organization reports that 69 percent of Peruvi- signed by state and nonstate institu- an women have suffered from some form of physical tions for effective public interven- violence in their lives. Many domestic abuse cases go tion for victims of gender violence. unreported. The majority of reported cases do not re- • Coordination of one regional meet- sult in formal charges for fear of retaliation or because ing at the moment of the signing of of the expense to file a complaint. Legal and physical the Protocol by public, government protection is especially limited in rural areas because and nonprofit institutions to increase of procedural delays, ambiguities in the law and a lack the awareness of gender advocacy of shelters for victims. and gender violence in the communi- AYNI has implemented a project in coffee regions ties. of Cuzco to raise awareness of gender and domestic • 3 advocacy and gender counseling violence at the community level and at public insti- groups serving 4 communities in the tutions. The project also creates a local structure that province of Cuzco were established. trains the women and the community to deal effective- ly with gender issues and that supports the victims of • The activities of the project pro- violence through advocacy. Through AYNI’s project, vide assistance and advice to a total the women in the participating communities will be of 1,000 women, ages 16 to 40, in 4 aware of their rights and the ways in which they can communities. have access to public defense. participant profile

Ligia Melania Arauz Villareyna Age: 21 “I feel very proud because now I Community: El Coyolar, el Tuma la Dalia can serve the people in my com- Project: Scholarship program munity, and because we the students have achieved, through Partner Organization: CECOCAFEN our efforts and studies, to work with the mayor of the community. This has opened many doors and opportunities that were pre- viously unavailable. If it were not for these opportunities, I would not be who I am today. I would not have the same verbal fluency—not even to express my gratitude to all the supporters who contribute to the scholarship program.

I received much help from my cooperative, which now acknowl- edges my work with a salary. I am very grateful to them. The aim was to provide us with training and support our education, so that in turn we would work in the cooperative.” participant profile

Ligia is a student who has twice received a scholarship through CECOCAFEN’s Scholarship Program. The first scholarship went toward the completion of her high school education. The second scholarship, awarded in 2007, allows her to work toward her accounting degree in Matagalpa.

She became a scholarship recipient when she was 14 through a small community youth group made up en- tirely of children of coffee producers. She was elected to represent her group due to her leadership abilities, and was later encouraged to apply for a CECOCAFEN scholarship. Upon receiving the scholarship, she had to perform hours of volunteer work in her community by supporting health campaigns, helping in schools and churches and, later on, doing simple tasks in the cooperative’s office.

Today, at the age of 21, Ligia manages some of the day- to-day operations in the cooperative, is a board member of the cooperative and also the chairwoman of GMAS (Women’s Group Saving in Solidarity) in her community.

Ligia travels every weekend from her community to the city of Matagalpa—approximately a one-hour bus ride—in order to take classes. She enjoys and appreci- ates her studies because they provide her with a chance for a better future while also supporting the work of the cooperative for the benefit of all. participant profile

Maria Brito Bernal Community: Chajul, Guatemala Project: Microcredit – small grocery store Partner Organization: ACMUV

“The credit I received supports me in my business because I can buy more products that allow me to expand my business. I buy the products through credit, but with what I make, I pay my debt and the interest. This business helps me to generate income for my family; right now I have no trouble selling groceries and other products at the store. In fact, when I got my last credit, I bought my refrigerator because my customers asked for cold sodas and chocolate-covered bananas. This strategy has supported me in get- ting more customers, and thank God I have sold a lot, and I’ve made some money, which I reinvest in my business, but I also save a portion of it.” participant profile

Maria Brito is a member of the Chajulense Associa- tion of Women United for Life (ACMUV). Since the group was formed almost three years ago, she has been part of the microcredit project. She has learned to better manage her finances and how to invest ef- fectively in her business. Maria understands the importance of developing investment plans and financial projections for her business. This gives her confidence that she will have access to low-interest credit.

Her business consists of a store where she sells basic necessities, groceries, seeds, soft drinks and candy. Thanks to the microcredit project, Maria now has a refrigerator that allows her to prepare ice cream—a very popular product among children. Doña Maria participates in microcredit workshops not only to receive training, but also to contribute to the group’s improvement, build relationships and share knowledge and experience with other women. As a group, they promote a culture of savings. participant profile

Sergio Lopez Velasquez Age: 21 Community: Aldea paraxaj, Guatemala Project: Gardening project Partner Organization: ADESPA “I joined ADESPA’s bakery project in February 2009. I used to work at a maquila sew- ing and making clothes the whole day, but I like this work much more because the team is nice and making bread is more fun. I learned to make different types of bread here, and after a few months I became the main baker in the project. I am also part of the literacy project, and I am currently studying fourth grade elementary education. The lessons also help me keep up with the management of the bakery and keep better records for the production and distribu- tion of bread.” participant profile

Sergio learned to make bread thanks to ADESPA’s bakery project. He was one of the first male students, since the group was originally made up of women. He quickly took on more and more responsibility in running the bakery until he one day became an in- structor and the one responsible for production and quality control. He is currently the supervisor to the three bakery employees.

He is responsible for making decisions regarding the quantity of bread produced each day to meet the demand. He controls the inventory of raw materials and gives the delivery person instructions to properly distribute bread to the neighboring communities using the bakery’s motorcycle. He has also participated in ADESPA’s literacy project and has found that his studies have served him well as he must keep track of numbers and keep a register of all activity in the bakery. participant profile

Hilda Bellota Age: 60 Community: Mandor, Quillabamba Peru Project: President of the Advocacy Center in Mandor Partner Organization: AYNI

“When the center was formed, we had to paint and fix a house that a member of the community gave us on loan. Since then, the center has been helpful to the community, especially to women who face problems such as domestic violence. Many women come back with their husbands and now understand that the issue of violence is real and very serious in the community. We have helped many young people since the start of the project. This work has personally served me well—it has changed the standard of living in my family, and I want this project to keep moving forward.” participant profile

Hilda Bellota is the president of the Center for De- fense and Assistance to Women Affected by Domes- tic Violence in Mandor, a rural community in the region of Vilcabamba in Peru. Doña Hilda, as she is usually called, has received training from AYNI to prepare her as leader of her group, but particularly as an advocate who works directly with women who are victims of domestic violence. Part of her job is to assist, through training, in creating greater awareness among children and adolescents from the community regarding gender issues, rights of children and women, and problems caused by alcohol abuse and drug use. The training with AYNI allows her to address some of the conflicts generated in- side the family structure that often become forms of verbal, physical or sexual violence against women and children. Doña Hilda is also trained to help bat- tered women file legal complaints and promote their legal defense when necessary and to stop the abuse they suffer by using legal means. Her mission in the group is to help coordinate AYNI’s efforts to stop domestic violence while addressing its fundamental causes and origins. We want to thank all our supporters:

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COFFEE KIDS STAFF FOUNDER 2009-2010 Bill Fishbein

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