by Gabriela Tyggum | Mar 8, 2022 | Central America, Gender
Maria Villeda is one of the 2.2 million women from rural Honduras. “Living in the outskirts of La Labor, Ocotepeque, has always been a challenge, especially for women my age and young people”, Maria explains in a quiet tone while standing near her family’s coffee...
by Gabriela Tyggum | Feb 25, 2022 | Central America, Youth
The leading Italian coffee roaster, Lavazza, with the support of the non-profit foundation Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS) and the Honduran Coffee Institute (IHCAFE), come together for the first edition of “A Cup of Learning” in Honduras. The coffee training program,...
by Gabriela Tyggum | Dec 16, 2020 | Hurricane Eta and Iota, Latin America
Harvest season had just begun for MoisĂ©s GarcĂa and his family when Hurricane Eta hit Copán, Honduras causing coffee picking to stop, coffee cherries to fall and parts of their bean production to be harmed. Weeks later, Hurricane Iota made landfall, bringing heavy...
by Gabriela Tyggum | Nov 13, 2020 | Central America
“On Wednesday evening, strong water streams coming from the flooded river of Higuito destroyed parts of my house and farm”, explains Francisco Monroy, a smallholder coffee farmer from Ocotepeque, Honduras. “Our harvest was ready in two weeks”, he says, while...
by Gabriela Tyggum | Jul 3, 2020 | COVID-19, Latin America
Han pasado más de 100 dĂas bajo cuarentena y estrictas restricciones de movilidad. Mientras muchos paĂses europeos comienzan a levantar algunas medidas de contenciĂłn, los casos apenas comienzan a alcanzar su pico más alto en CentroamĂ©rica. Los sistemas de salud son...