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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.
COVID-19: How HRNS informs coffee communities and remains committed during this crisis
At Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS) we feel a strong responsibility in the current COVID-19 pandemic for both our beneficiaries and our staff. Smallholder coffee farmer families are specifically vulnerable in this situation. They lack access to information,...
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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Our social media channels keep you abreast about COVID-19 updates from the field.
Como respuesta a la falta de mano de obra que afecta a los productores de Ocotepeque y Copán, y como medida preventiva para evitar grupos de personas, estamos apoyando la tecnificación de la cosecha mediante la utilización de cosechadoras semi-mecanizadas de café. Junto a nuestro aliado Instituto Hondureño del Café, y por medio del proyecto EUROCLIMA+ estamos utilizando las cosechadoras para una caída selectiva de frutos maduros en diversas parcelas.
In response to the lack of labor in Ocotepeque and Copán, Honduras and as a preventive measure to avoid large groups of people, we are supporting semi-mechanized coffee harvesting instead of hand picking! Together with our partner Instituto Hondureño del Café, and through our joint project EUROCLIMA+ we are encouraging the use of a selective semi-mechanized coffee harvesting device that knocks ripe coffee cherries loose.
The Coffee Barometer 2020 concludes that coffee companies must start proving their sustainability impact and we couldn't agree more!
HRNS is fully committed to contribute to key SDG’s that improve livelihoods and conserve nature, while ensuring sustainability for farming and smallholder families.
Read the full report:
Hivos SAFE Platform Conservation International Oxfam Intermón Solidaridad Network
Coffee companies must start proving their sustainability , Coffee Barometer
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The largest coffee companiesare failing to report transparently on their 2020 commitments, says the new Coffee Barometer issued ...Our work goes beyond coffee production. We support smallholder families to take a proactive role in shaping their lives in an informed and self-determined way. As a result, they are driving prosperous development of their livelihoods for themselves and their communities.
The core components of our livelihood approach include: Family Business, Farmer Organizations, Youth and Climate Change. Gender equality is a fundamental aspect of all four of these components and is mainstreamed across all our activities.
Learn more about our Theory of Change here: www.hrnstiftung.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Theory_Of_Change.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1J0I7V5ZXibtzSYxBJ...
Our 5X1 Diversification System in Central America helps smallholders diversify their agricultural production systems. 5 rows of coffee are grown for every row of the diversified crop such as plantain, avocado and lime.
This system promotes: crop distancing, management and agro-forestry.
If required, short-term crops such as beans, corn or manihot can also be grown between coffee rows to promote food security.
Wawooo so nice
Youth tell all! In the second TeamUp Uganda vlog, Thaddeus and Jamidah share their stories! They open up about their journey as part of the TeamUp project and share what it’s like to work in the rural parts of Mityana District to change youth's livelihoods.
TeamUp is a program in cooperation with Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) , Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung - DSW, Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung, Siemens Stiftung, Whave Solutions
and Action 4 Health Uganda
Agriculture, Water, Health: Ugandan youth tell what matters to them. - Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung
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Agriculture, Water, Health: Ugandan youth tell what matters to them. by Jesko Johannsen | Jan 11, 2021 | TeamUp, Uganda, Youth | 0 commentsHello and welcome back to the TeamUp Uganda Vlog-series. This...On behalf of our global HRNS team, we’d like to wish you a great start of 2021! We hope this year will release us from the Coronavirus Pandemic and other hardships faced throughout the year. We look forward to working with each and every one of you to support smallholder families reach the prosperity they deserve! Good things lay ahead. Happy New Year!
Happy New year to entire HRNS Team and to our partners globally.
Happy New Year 2021 HRNS Family
Yo tuve el gran privilegio de ser parte de esta gran familia a le que llegue a tomarle muchísimo cariño. Dios les bendiga a cada uno y que sigan llevando el desarrollo donde más los necesita. Feliz año para todos y todas.
Happy new year too
Happy Holidays! As 2020 is coming to an end, we’d like to wish all, a time of rest with your loved ones. Thank you for being part of this journey and supporting smallholder families to reach the prosperity they deserve. We look forward to working with each every one of you during 2021. Our best wishes go out to you and your families. Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for 2021
Thanks
Reina and Pedro are grateful for each other. Their coffee farm and local chicken business wouldn’t have succeeded if it weren’t for their mutual support and hard work throughout the year.
What are you grateful for?
Commitment. At HRNS, almost everything builds upon commitment. Our teams are truly committed in supporting and making smallholder families prosper. Without any previews of what the new year was going to bring, we were all faced with a multifaceted stress test when COVID-19 hit the planet. In 2020, commitment became specifically important.
In our “2020 End of the Year Message”, our Managing Director, Michael Opitz, summarizes what this meant for HRNS. Read Now!
www.hrnstiftung.org/about-the-importance-of-commitment-in-2020/
Mrs. Zenebech Asefa is an active member of Farmer Field Schools (FFS) and leader of a women’s saving group in Hurumu district. This year, she is particularly grateful for her community who’s encouraged women to inclusively participate in all project activities and take a proactive role in household decision making.
Hard work has allowed Rianto to save up and make a new investment he always wished for: A new solar dryer! This year’s solar dryer inauguration has kept Rianto motivated to improve his harvest. He looks forward to the different opportunities that will come from this first investment.
Elisha and Happiness are grateful for increased productive and business growth! Implementing new climate-smart agricultural practices in his farm and working with HRNS colleagues to make his farm resilient to climate change has allowed Elisha to increase his productivity and receive additional income this year. Happiness hired new workers and continues to expand her coffee shop in her community. What are you grateful for?
Just weeks after Hurricane Eta brought flash flooding and displaced thousands, Central America was pummeled with a second tropical storm – Hurricane Iota.
The fallout of these two back-to-back hurricanes in Honduras and Guatemala hit HRNS project regions and affected most of the smallholder families we works with. Read about our emergency response to support smallholder families below:
www.hrnstiftung.org/emergency-response-hurricanes-iota-eta/
In the midst of a challenging 2020, Paulina is grateful for her family’s health. Being healthy has kept Paulina hopeful and makes her look forward to a prosperous 2021.
What are you grateful for? Comment below!
Field day in Copán, Honduras together with our implementing partner Instituto Hondureño del Café to visit the development of our joint project: Climate Resilient Landscapes, financed by EUROCLIMA+!
Gira realizada en Copán, Honduras, con nuestro aliado Instituto Hondureño del Café para documentar el desarrollo de nuestro proyecto en conjunto: Paisajes Cafetaleros Resilientes al Cambio Climático, financiado por EUROCLIMA+!
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This is good work please keep it up
There’s no doubt that 2020 was a challenging year. It continues to be, particularly for smallholder farmers who are facing several battles on top of COVID-19.
As we approach the end of the year, we decided to switch our focus. Let’s instead, focus on the things that kept us hopeful and encourage us to move forward into a #NewYear!
Starting tomorrow, smallholder farmers across our project regions share their response! Stay tuned!
The TeamUp Uganda vlog series is kicking off with the inspiring stories of 4 youth from Mityana District, Uganda! Over the course of two years, Fatuma, Razak, Thaddeus and Jamida will share their stories on their livelihood transformations under the pilot program carried out by three implementing partners: Action 4 Health Uganda, Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung, and Whave Solutions.
TeamUp is a multi-sectoral approach to development cooperation initiated by Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) and managed as well as co-financed through the three foundations of Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung - DSW, Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung and Siemens Stiftung.
Our Vision of Change: Smallholder families prosper, and youth are drivers for thriving communities in coffee regions!
Have you read our Theory of Change? Read Now!
www.hrnstiftung.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Theory_Of_Change.pdf
Friday Inspiration from our Managing Director, Michael Opitz! 😀
"One of the most impactful ways to promote sustainable development in farming families is to drive change for women!"
Well said.