October 9, 2009
Thursday, October 1st
Morning on Lake Attitlan
Morning swim
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San Juan Library Project
Studying at the library
Meeting with the director
Enjoying a book!
Finding the perfect book
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Friday, October 2nd
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Fotokids
Picture
Nancy and Jeff discussing Fotokids
New addition to Fotokids school
October 7, 2009
Tuesday, September 29th
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Cooperative Santa Anita la Union
New Processing Area
New Drying Patio
Drying Coffee
Baby Plants
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Leaders from Empresa Campesina El Nuevo Renacimiento
Meeting with all the leaders
Leaders of Empresa Campesina El Nuevo Renacimiento
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Wednesday, September 30th
Coffee Cherries
The Pura Vida School Bus
Powered by Pura Vida
Computer Center
Student working in the computer center
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Cooperative FECCEG
Processing Facility
Sam Snyder
Lake Attilan
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Womens Weaving Project
Cooperative La Voz
Tour of La Voz
Tour of La Voz
October 5, 2009
Monday, September 28th
Our time with Fedecocagua
Jeff Hussey tasting Guatemalan coffee at Fedecocagua
Jeff Martin getting ready for the cupping to begin
A lot of coffee and a little wine
A wall of Guatemalan coffee
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Meeting with Anacafe
Barista training
Roasting Lab
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Tuesday, September 29th
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Cooperative Nahuala
President of Coop Nahuala
Vice President of Coop Nahuala
Jeff Hussey shooting the processing area
Nursery and Composting area
The red worm & organic compost
Weaving
Our amazing guide & translator - Hugo
Traditional Guatemalan Bread
October 2, 2009
We had a tasty breakfast at our hotel in Antigua and then departed for Guatemala City at 8am.
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Before our flight home, we stopped in at the Fotokids school. Nancy gave us an update on the school. They have made great improvements on upgrading the facility and expanding its capacity. We discussed new ways that we may be able to partner in the future including web and graphic design and teaching workshops in coffee communities.
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Fotokids is truly transforming young lives in Guatemala. It is wonderful to be a part of their success.
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We are now waiting to take-off for Houston and look forward to arriving in Seattle this evening.
Sam Snyder
Director of Marketing and Philanthropy
The day began by visiting a library project in San Juan. The library is a beautiful community and education center that is not only promoting reading but also the preservation of the local Mayan culture and language.
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We departed San Juan for Antigua to meet with Franklin and his team at As Green As It Gets. They are doing an amazing job for small coffee producers. The producers are seeing a 400% to 600% increase in revenue. This has been achieved by empowering individual producers to control their business, diversifying the farm, and creating markets both in Guatemala and in the United States.
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We ended the day with an outstanding dinner in town with Franklin from As Green As It Gets and Nancy from Fotokids.
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Sam Snyder
Director of Marketing & Philathropy
October 1, 2009
After leaving Santa Anita we headed straight for Xela, the 2nd largest city in Guatemala, to meet with FECCEG.
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FECCEG is a cooperative representing 10 communities in the west of Guatemala. They were sponsored by Oxfam and the goal is to provide a more cost effective way for small producers to get their coffee to market. FECCEG prepares the coffee for export, promotes the producers coffee, exports the coffee, and ensures quality.
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After our visit with FECCEG we headed to Lake Attitlan to visit with coop La Voz. La Voz is made up of 111 small producers who are all near the lake. Their focus is protecting the environment and creating a self sustaining life for their producers. They are looking for new channels to sell their coffee and ways to diversify their producer’s income.
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In addition, we were able to visit a small organization of women called Asociacion de Mujeres Tejedoras con Tinte Natural. They produce beautiful woven items made with all natural dyes.
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It was a productive day. Tomorrow we will visit a library project and then head to Antigua to meet with As Green As It Gets.
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Sam Snyder
Director of Marketing and Philanthropy
