INVESTING IN THE COMMUNITIES BEHIND OUR COFFEE BEANS

7 year-old Anthony Josuel Rivera Inestroza, a student at Juan Lindo Primary School in San Manuel, Honduras poses for a photo on his new playground. What was previously a disused shelter with a mud floor, has been reconstructed to provide the children with a purpose-built space for sport and recreation.

The renovation was part of wider school infrastructure project, co-funded by Olam and a coffee customer, in the coffee growing communities of Santa Barbara, where Olam works with smallholder farmers to source Rainforest Alliance sustainable coffee.

Seven schools, attended by 400 children aged 6-12, have been refurbished with the construction of brand new classrooms, water and sanitation facilities, kitchens and canteens, replacing what were previously dilapidated, dirty and insecure buildings with no running water.

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Investing in the communities