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Supporting Our Community During the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis
Supporting Our Community During the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis

At Grounds for Empowerment, we recognize that folks far and wide are experiencing the direct and indirect effects of Covid-19 (coronavirus), including those in the countries where we work.

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Grounds for EmpowermentMarch 25, 2020
GFE in El Salvador: Spring 2020 Business Tools Workshop
GFE in El Salvador: Spring 2020 Business Tools Workshop

Read about GFE’s Spring 2020 Business Tools Workshop in El Salvador for the first time!

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Grounds for EmpowermentMarch 25, 2020
Fall 2019: Business Tools Workshop in Guatemala
Fall 2019: Business Tools Workshop in Guatemala

This past week, the Grounds for Empowerment team returned to Guatemala for the second Business Tools Workshop in partnership with ANACAFE where we were joined by 13 women coffee producers.

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Grounds for EmpowermentOctober 17, 2019specialty coffee, coffee, women in coffee, coffee producer workshop
Reflections: SCA Expo 2019
Reflections: SCA Expo 2019

In April, the GFE team had the chance to attend the SCA Expo in Boston!

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Grounds for EmpowermentMay 29, 2019
March 2019: Sustainable Tools Workshop in Guatemala
March 2019: Sustainable Tools Workshop in Guatemala

Catch up on the March Workshop led by the GFE team, students, and mentors earlier in 2019!

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Grounds for EmpowermentMay 29, 2019
Coffee Fact Friday: Smallholder Coffee Farmers
Coffee Fact Friday: Smallholder Coffee Farmers

Learn about smallholder producers in Nicaragua!

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Grounds for EmpowermentMarch 15, 2019
GFE Virtual Origin Trip - Full Video
GFE Virtual Origin Trip - Full Video

In case you missed it, catch up on our Virtual Origin Trip!

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Grounds for EmpowermentFebruary 20, 2019
The (Single) Origin Story
The (Single) Origin Story

So, what is the (single) origin story?

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Grounds for EmpowermentFebruary 19, 2019 Comment
Coffee Fact Friday: How does altitude affect taste?
Coffee Fact Friday: How does altitude affect taste?

Read up and learn more about the complexities of the coffee bean!

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Grounds for EmpowermentFebruary 15, 2019
Virtual Origin Trip Day 5: Vega Coffee in Esteli
Virtual Origin Trip Day 5: Vega Coffee in Esteli

The final day of the Origin Trip takes us to Vega Coffee’s roasting facilities!

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Grounds for EmpowermentFebruary 8, 2019
Virtual Origin Trip Day 4: Alexa Marin and Finca San Antonio
Virtual Origin Trip Day 4: Alexa Marin and Finca San Antonio

On Day 4 of our Virtual Origin Trip, the team stopped by GFE farmer Alexa Marin’s Finca San Antonio!

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Grounds for EmpowermentFebruary 7, 2019
Virtual Origin Trip Day 3: PRODECOOP
Virtual Origin Trip Day 3: PRODECOOP

The 3rd Day of the #GFEVirtualOriginTrip brought us to PRODECOOP, a coffee cooperative in Esteli, Nicaragua.

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Grounds for EmpowermentFebruary 6, 2019
Virtual Origin Trip Day 2: Ivania Calderon and Finca Alborada
Virtual Origin Trip Day 2: Ivania Calderon and Finca Alborada

On Day 2 of our Virtual Origin Trip, we checked in with GFE farmer Ivania Calderon at Finca Alborada!

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Grounds for EmpowermentFebruary 5, 2019
Virtual Origin Trip Day 1: Tio Antonio and Cafe de Las Sonrisas
Virtual Origin Trip Day 1: Tio Antonio and Cafe de Las Sonrisas

For our first day at origin, the GFE team stopped by Cafe de Las Sonrisas in Managua to check in with an inspiring social entrepreneur.

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Grounds for EmpowermentFebruary 4, 2019
Announcing the 2019 Virtual Origin Trip to Nicaragua
Announcing the 2019 Virtual Origin Trip to Nicaragua

Get excited! The 2019 virtual Origin Trip is around the corner.

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Grounds for EmpowermentJanuary 31, 2019
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Grounds for Empowerment and the Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide are part of the Business & Society Institute located within the Goizueta Business School at Emory University.

 

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