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PURPOSE:  The purpose of this fund is to support conservation and rural development, as well as student research and service learning, in partnership with coffee farming cooperatives and resource-poor farming families in El Salvador. At this time, the fund primarily supports the work of the Association of Organic Coffee Producers of Western El Salvador (ACOES), a recently formed, farmer organization that brings together 29 families of the municipality of Tacuba.

This fund is managed by Dr. Ernesto Mendez, Professor of Agroecology at UVM, his research group and collaborators. One of our key accomplishments was to connect ACOES with Cooperative Coffees in 2007, one of the most progressive coffee importers in North America, and which supports the idea of 'relationship coffee'.  Relationship coffee provides a stable market and support so that producers can be more socially and environmentally sustainable.  

NEW !! Click here to Join us in an end of the year Latino Dinner/Party Fundraiser to Support the Activities of the ES Coffee Fund Tickets for sale by members of the Agroecology & Rural Livelihoods Group. For more information email Ursula (mgeorgeo@uvm.edu) or call 656-0409

Help us support ACOES by Donating Online or attending our end of the year party (above). Funds will support our three programs: 1) Technical assistance and advising to ACOES; 2) Education scholarships for young people from the Tacuba community; and 3) Participatory action research (PAR) and service learning. 

Please Follow These 7 Simple Steps to DONATE ONLINE !! 1. Go to www.alumni.uvm.edu/giving 2. Click on MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE 3. Fill in biographic information at the top of the page 4. Under Gift Information enter the Gift Amount you are donating 5. Under Gift Designation select Other  6. In the blank space write El Salvador Coffee Communities Fund 7. Click on Submit once.

Last modified October 27 2009 11:31 AM