Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday and we’re extending an invitation to give back to the communities where our favorite coffee is grown.
The town of San Gaspar Chajul in Guatemala’s Western Highlands is one of the poorest coffee-growing regions. The Guatemalan military tried to annihilate the Chajulense people during Guatemala’s 36-year armed conflict. After the war, well-intentioned but ill-informed, large nonprofit organizations provided giveaway programs to the devastated Chajulense people. The Chajulense culture, having survived the war, fell prey to a culture of dependency thrust upon them by outside organizations.
The Coffee Trust has supported health care, education, economic diversification, and agricultural development over the last 15 years, helping the region recover from the devastation.
The Giving Tuesday movement reimagines a world built upon shared humanity and radical generosity. Will you join us?
