Coffee Kids

Coffee Kids
Founded 1988
Founder David Abedon
Dean Cycon
Bill Fishbein
Focus Coffee Farmers
Location
Area served
Worldwide
Method Local Development
Website coffeekids.org

Coffee Kids is a non-governmental organization based in Chicago, Illinois, dedicated to improving the lives of coffee farmers and their families. Coffee Kids operates predominantly in Central and South America. The organization currently supports several community-based microcredit projects.[1][2][3][4]

History

Coffee Kids was founded in 1988 by Bill Fishbein, David Abedon and Dean Cycon.[5] Fishbein, a coffee shop owner in Providence, R.I., had been in the coffee business for several years. In 1988, Fishbein visited Guatemala and at the urging of friend, David Abedon, visited many small scale coffee farmers. Fishbein was moved by the poverty that he witnessed and returned to the United States and started Coffee Kids with the help of Dean Cycon and David Abedon [6]

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Locations of projects and partners

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Nation Partner Organizations Type of Project
Mexico AUGE
CAMPO
FomCafé
ICSUR		Food sovereignty
Regional Training Centers
Community Butcher Shop and Drug Store
Traditional Medicines and Environmental Education
Guatemala ADESPA
APROS
ACMUV
STIAP 		Microcredit
Reproductive Health Care and Support for Widows
Permaculture and Biodiesel Production
Children's Nursery and Kindergarten, Health Care and Artisan Production
Nicaragua CECOCAFEN
SOPPEXCCA 		Education and scholarships
Microcredit
Environmental and Leadership Education
Costa Rica FHC Education and Scholarships
Peru APROCASSI
APROVAT
AYNI
COOPACFSI 		Microcredit for Education
Small Animal Production
Family Gardens
Community Grocery Store
Gender Violence Eradication and Advocacy

Funding

As of June 30, 2009, business donations make up 84% of the budget, 6% from foundation grants, 4% from in-kind donations, 3% from individual donations, and 2% from merchandise sales. The organization receives no federal or state money.[9] Coffee Kids is a 501(3) tax-exempt organization.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.coffeekids.org/images/uploads/coffee-kids-map.gif Coffee Kids Locations
  2. ↑ http://www.tradeforum.org/news/fullstory.php/aid/1032
  3. ↑ http://www.coffeekids.org/uploads/docs/080707_clip_lascruces_micro.pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.santafenewmexican.com/SantaFeNorthernNM/01-microcredit
  5. ↑ http://www.amherstbulletin.com/story/id/100706/
  6. ↑ http://www.coffeekids.org/uploads/docs/0804_springnltr_web.pdf History of Coffee Kids
  7. ↑ http://www.coffeekids.org/blog/comments/20th-anniversary-reflections-david-abedon/ | Abedon on the founding of Coffee Kids
  8. ↑ Coffee Kids Programs
  9. ↑ http://www.coffeekids.org/aboutus/faq/ Funding Sources

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