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COVID-19 UPDATESAt Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS) we feel a strong responsibility in the current COVID-19 pandemic for both our beneficiaries and our staff. We react with additional commitment, flexibility and adaptation to this special situation.
About the Importance of Commitment in 2020
Dear all! Commitment. At Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung, almost everything builds upon commitment. The work done by HRNS in 15 years has been marked by values such as reliability, working side-by-side with farming families and being an ally rather than an implementer. Our...
Webinar: United by Change
View the recording! Additional Resources: Read more about our key findings by downloading our two flyers here: Blogpost: How to address COVID-19 in smallholder communities A blogpost from our HRNS Managing Director: Michael Opitz Webinar Questions & Answers ...
United by Change: How to address COVID-19 in smallholder communities
For smallholder coffee farmer families, poverty and financial hardship were on the rise even before the pandemic started. And the situation now got worse in many places with COVID-19. Coffee prices are low, food is more expensive, income is affected, farm management...
COVID-19 shows smallholder families` readiness for increased digital trainings
During the Coronavirus pandemic, Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS) increased the use of digital support to smallholder coffee farmer families in project regions. This support was not only through phone calls. Digital training sessions were conducted, training videos...
Addressing the effects of COVID-19 on coffee farmers in Tanzania
To adapt to the global Coronavirus pandemic, Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS) has adjusted our approach to the Building Coffee Farmers Alliance Phase II project in Tanzania which is funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA),...
HRNS warns of COVID-19 long-term effects for smallholder families in coffee regions
The Coronavirus pandemic contributes to existing problems, smallholder coffee farmer families are already facing, and poses a serious threat to household development plans, food security, business and income. This is a key finding from a survey, conducted by Hanns R....
Nuestra Respuesta al COVID-19 en Centroamérica: 3 áreas de enfoque
Han pasado más de 100 días bajo cuarentena y estrictas restricciones de movilidad. Mientras muchos países europeos comienzan a levantar algunas medidas de contención, los casos apenas comienzan a alcanzar su pico más alto en Centroamérica. Los sistemas de salud son...
Responding to COVID-19 in Central America: 3 underlying areas
It’s been more than 100 days under quarantine and strict mobility restrictions. As many European countries start to lift coronavirus containment measures, cases are just starting to reach the highest peak in Central America. Health systems are vulnerable, and...
Integrating Gender into Climate Change Interventions
The effects of climate change such as prolonged droughts and unreliable weather patterns adversely impact smallholder coffee growing farmers in Uganda. To mitigate this, the three active Feed the Future Alliance for Resilient Coffee (ARC) consortium partners in the...
Finding Solutions to the Effects of COVID-19 on Ethiopian Farmers
The Coronavirus global pandemic is already having adverse effects on many nation’s economies and Ethiopia is no exception. In an effort to limit economic harm while curbing the spread of the virus, the Ethiopian government declared a state of emergency. Thereafter,...
Global Connection in Times of Social Distancing
Recognizing that the global pandemic will continue to influence the lives of these families for months to come, we wanted to share our immediate response to this situation as well as the importance of long-term thinking. In mid-May we started a four-week miniseries on...
HRNS do Brasil and the power of partnerships in the COVID-19 crisis
The global Coronavirus pandemic is increasingly affecting the livelihood of millions of smallholder farming families in coffee producing regions. With more than half a million cases up to date, Brazil has the second-highest number of cases worldwide. For Hanns R....
Battling climate change using creative and cost-effective methods in Uganda
As a child, Ivan Ssembajwe a young coffee farmer from the plush countryside of Luwero, Uganda, would keenly watch his grandmother and mother tiling the land day in and day out to grow crops for sustenance and income. With every changing season and passing year, Ivan’s...
Innovation in Coffee Communities: Webinar 3
View the recording! Building resiliency in the face of a changing climate Subscribe Now For Upcoming Webinars: Webinar #4: Tuesday, June 9: 9am PDT/ 12pm EDT/ 6pm CEST/ 7pm EAT Creating strong and thriving farmer organizations Questions? Email us in advance if you...
Innovation in Coffee Communities: Webinar 2
View the recording! Exploring gender inclusion within farming families and organizationsSubscribe Now For Upcoming Webinars: Webinar #3: Tuesday, June 2: 9am PDT/ 12pm EDT/ 6pm CEST/ 7pm EAT Building resiliency in the face of a changing climate Webinar #4: Tuesday,...
Exploiting the role of Communication for Development during COVID-19
Two important elements in the work of Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS) are proximity and collaboration. Proximity to farmer communities came to a sudden stop due to the Coronavirus pandemic and collaboration with partners (which usually also takes place with...
Innovation in Coffee Communities: Webinar 1
View the recording! Sparking the creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of youth Subscribe Now For Upcoming Webinars: Webinar #2: Tuesday, May 26: 9am PDT/ 12pm EDT/ 6pm CEST/ 7pm EAT Exploring gender inclusion within farming families and organizations Webinar #3:...
Bringing support to smallholder families in Central America amid COVID-19
“The majority of our work with smallholder farming families usually takes place in coffee farms. In the wake of the recent COVID-19 outbreak in Central America and movement restrictions established by the government, we were initially concerned about no longer being...
HRNS Uganda supports smallholder coffee farmer families despite the Coronavirus Pandemic
Commitment, flexibility, innovation. During this Coronavirus pandemic, all of us who work in agriculture sustainability need to strengthen our ongoing support to smallholder coffee farming families by being flexible and innovative in order to adapt to the challenges...
Innovation in Coffee Communities
Bringing field experiences to your home office with weekly webinars. Join us for a weekly webinar every Tuesday (9am PDT/ 12pm EDT/ 6pm CEST/ 7pm EAT) starting May 19, to dig into what it takes for coffee communities to thrive. Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS) is...
COVID-19: We will handle this together
Young Coffee Farmers need your support during this SARS-COV-2 Pandemic. These are unprecedented times. The global disruption caused by the spreading of COVID-19 is affecting every aspect of our lives. At Coffee Kids we feel a strong responsibility for our teams on the...
Information materials on preventing the further spreading of the novel Coronavirus were produced in an early stage by HRNS and are available for download:
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¡En Vivo! Lanzamiento de nuestra Estrategia de Diversificación y Sostenibilidad como parte del proyecto EUROCLIMA+ junto al Instituto Hondureño del Café.
Organic waste generated from coffee production has underestimated potentials! When managed and treated appropriately, it can support the productivity of coffee farms, reduce the use of agrochemicals, protect natural resource and carry out new business opportunities for coffee farming families. ♻️🌱👩🌾💡
Our new project together with Melitta Group in Minas Gerais, Brazil, aims to do just that; identify the steps involved to reuse and recycle organic waste to create a circular economy in coffee production that brings huge possibilities for both coffee farming families, the environment and the coffee sector as a whole.
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Circular Economy in Coffee Production as Opportunity for Nature and YouthOrganic waste in coffee production is a multi-talent. Used efficiently it supports the productivity of coffee farms, it can hel... ¡Todavía puedes registrarte!
Te invitamos a participar del webinar “Innovaciones Tecnológicas y Cambio Climático” el jueves, 15 de abril (8:00 am hora Guatemala). 📣🌦️📱
Con el objetivo de aportar a la construcción de alternativas frente al cambio climático, tendremos el gusto de lanzar junto a CIAT, la aplicación móvil “aCLIMAtar” y presentar el concepto de una región climáticamente inteligente.
¡Reconociendo el valor de los diferentes actores del sector, tendremos la oportunidad de discutir con nuestros panelistas los desafíos y soluciones tecnológicas disponibles!
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As implementors of the Initiative for coffee&climate, we are happy to share c&c’s latest blogpost: It’s Bean Too Hot: A filmmaker’s journey to Tanzania!
Read about Hedvika Michnová's journey to our project regions in Tanzania and her experience documenting c&c’s work in supporting smallholder families become resilient to climate change.
It's Bean Too Hot: A filmmaker's journey to Tanzania - initiative for coffee&climate
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It’s Bean Too Hot: A filmmaker’s journey to Tanzania Apr 5, 2021 | News Article, Tanzania Coffee is everywhere. It’s so much more than a drink, it’s part of our culture, it’s a way to meet p... Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung has joined the Cool Farm Alliance!
We’ve joined forces with over 100 organizations in CFA’s mission to advance in sustainable agriculture!
Through the partnership, we are coming up with effective strategies to reduce the carbon footprint of smallholder farmers in coffee regions we work with.
Learn more! www.comunicaffe.com/hanns-r-neumann-stiftung-hrns-joins-the-cool-farm-alliance/
Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (Hrns) has joined the Cool Farm Alliance
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Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS) has joined a powerful community of climate change fighters in a network called the Cool Farm Alliance ... Te invitamos a participar del webinar “Innovaciones Tecnológicas y Cambio Climático” el jueves, 15 de abril (8:00 am hora Guatemala). 📣🌦️📱
Con el objetivo de aportar a la construcción de alternativas frente al cambio climáticos, tendremos el gusto de lanzar junto a CIAT, la aplicación móvil “aclimatar” y presentar el concepto de una región climáticamente inteligente.
¡Reconociendo el valor de los diferentes actores del sector, también tendremos la oportunidad de discutir con nuestros panelistas los desafíos y soluciones tecnológicas disponibles!
¡Te esperamos! Regístrate Ahora: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7716166220062/WN_BpXHWEhHQkyS3HCDT3z8mw
The Initiative for coffee&climate's webinar, "Being cool has never been so hot" is now online! Watch the webinar recording and download additional resources here: coffeeandclimate.org/webinar-recording-is-now-online/
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Webinar Recording is Now Online! - initiative for coffee&climate
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Webinar Recording is Now Online! Mar 26, 2021 | News Article VIEW THE WEBINAR RECORDING! Watch Here Learn more about the initiative for coffee&climate here: Download c&c Presentation Questions and Ans... The Initiative for coffee&climate's webinar, 'Being cool has never been so hot' is now online!
Watch the webinar recording and download additional resources here: www.hrnstiftung.org/webinar-being-cool-has-never-been-so-hot-climate-action-for-resilient-livelih...
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Webinar: Being cool has never been so hot – climate action for resilient livelihoods by Gabriela Tyggum | Mar 22, 2021 | coffee&climate | 0 commentsView the Webinar Recording! Watch Here Additional ... Let’s talk about the intersection between climate change and coffee digitalization! 📣
Our friends from Digital Coffee Future are organizing an important webinar series on how digital and non-digital interventions can forge a more solid strategy for the future of coffee!
The first session starts this Thursday, March 25! Register here: www.digitalcoffeefuture.com/next-events
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¡Todavía te puedes registrar! Acompáñanos este viernes, 19 de Marzo (9AM Centroamérica), para el lanzamiento del informe en español del Barómetro del Café 2020.
Carlos Javier Rivas Barrera, nuestro Coordinador de Cambio Climático en HRNS Centroamérica, nos estará compartiendo sus perspectivas sobre los principales hallazgos para el sector café.
¡Te esperamos! Regístrate aquí:
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Este evento está siendo organizado por Solidaridad Network, Ethos Agriculture e Hivos SAFE Platform.
Our Coffee Kids Program 2020 Annual Report is here! 😀✨
As we look back on our work with Coffee Kids this past year, we are proud and grateful that despite an extremely challenging time, good progress was made with young coffee farmers across our project regions!
To learn more about our work empowering the next generation and the new project activities in Coffee Kids Phase IV, download the report! www.hrnstiftung.org/coffee-kids/
Thank you for joining our webinar Initiative for coffee&climate ‘Being cool has never been so hot’!
We hope you enjoyed today’s discussion on the importance of the coffee sector’s involvement to establish climate resilient livelihoods for smallholder farmers.
A big thank you to our panelists; Veronica Rossi, Cecilia Brumér, Dulce Posadas, Stefan Ruge and moderator Gabriela Tyggum for sharing their expertise, knowledge and unique perspectives on such an important topic!
We look forward to continuing our conversation online at coffeeandclimate.org/join-the-network/ Our webinar recording will be available soon. Stay tuned!
¡Acompáñanos este viernes, 19 de Marzo (9AM Centroamérica), para el lanzamiento del informe en español del Barómetro del Café 2020!
Carlos Javier Rivas Barrera, nuestro Coordinador de Cambio Climático de HRNS en Centroamérica, nos estará compartiendo sus perspectivas sobre los principales hallazgos para el sector café.
¡Los esperamos! Regístrate aquí:
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Este evento está siendo organizado por Solidaridad Network, Ethos Agriculture e Hivos SAFE Platform.
Thanks for joining our Live Webinar about the launch of Initiative for coffee&climate phase III
Muchas gracias Pablo A. Ruiz por la oportunidad que dan a nuestra empresa y a Dulce Posadas por su excelente participación.
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Today at 3pm CEST - Initiative for coffee&climate"Being cool has never been so hot" webinar! 🌦️✨ If you're not registered yet, don't worry!
We hope you can join us! Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8016119320771/WN_r0YttVogRyeZK1EhlsgMgw?fbclid=IwAR0YzbsbwlilKe2...
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It’s not too late to register! ⚠️😀 Join us tomorrow at 3pm CEST for our webinar “Being cool has never been so hot: climate action for resilient livelihoods”!
We hope you can join us! Register Now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8016119320771/WN_r0YttVogRyeZK1EhlsgMgw?fbclid=IwAR0qlIcnhMdoI_K...
Join us next week on Tuesday, March 16 (3pm CEST) for the Initiative for coffee&climate webinar, 'Being cool has never been so hot'!
We invite you to a panelist discussion with c&c members from Lavazza and Sida - Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete, a smallholder coffee farmer from Honduras and our Program Manager from HRNS!
We will discuss the importance of the coffee sector’s involvement to establish climate resilient livelihoods for smallholder farmers and introduce phase three of coffee&climate!
Register Now! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8016119320771/WN_r0YttVogRyeZK1EhlsgMgw
c&c is driven by the shareholders of International Coffee Partners, in cooperation with Sida and Tim Hortons.
As implementors of the Initiative for coffee&climate, we believe in taking the necessary steps and actions to tackle the effects of climate change on coffee production and smallholder communities in a collaborative way! With c&c just entering its third phase of implementation it’s our opportunity to get involved!
coffeeandclimate.org/join-the-network/
c&c is driven by the shareholders of International Coffee Partners (Delta Cafés Franck, Joh. Johannson, Lavazza, Löfbergs, Neumann Gruppe, Paulig and Tchibo)in cooperation with Sida - Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete and Tim Hortons.
Happy #InternationalWomensDay! Increasing gender equality not only empowers women, it empowers everyone! 💪✨
Gender equality continues to be a fundamental aspect of our Livelihood Approach. Our work focuses on the family unit as the backbone of society! This includes, promoting a gender-conscious farming household that allows for joint decision making and planning across our programs.
To celebrate #IDW2021, we’re sharing the outcomes obtained from our Gender Household Approach in East Africa!
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Increasing Gender Equality not only Empowers Women – it Empowers Everyone! by Sarah Kenyi | Mar 8, 2021 | Gender | 0 commentsThroughout East Africa, patriarchal norms and customs often limit the voi... Their voice can change the world 💜
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Too often, they aren’t able to release their full potential, even though they play a fundamental role in agriculture. Today on #InternationalWomensDay, let's change that. Let's honor, recognize and strengthen female smallholders as they transform their homes, family businesses, communities and the entire world.
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