We are making our first steps in becoming a co-op for the hill tribe farmers. Our very first coffee harvest is over and we managed to get an over 1 ton of green beans. The green beans are sold to a coffee roaster which will blend our coffee with other coffee to create a unique taste. We learn many things on our journey to help hill tribe farmers being “coffee novices” ourselves. Not only growing seedlings, planting coffee trees and coffee bean processing is important but also providing a marketing platform for the farmers so that they have a stable income. At our coffee projects all are involved, the children are helping whenever they come from school, the villagers join us in trainings and field works and it is amazing to stand back and to see not only coffee growing but a community growing with better future prospects.
About Raintree-Foundation
The Raintree Foundation is a grassroots social non-government organization registered under the Ministry of Interior, mainly operating in Thailand among rural and underdeveloped communities. The aim is to help people through education, appropriate technology and self help projects to improve their living standards. The organization was founded in 1992. It has grown over the years and now serves more than 200 children in 6 projects
Present projects are Children’s Homes, Day-Care Centers, manufacturing bamboo and herbal products, informal vocational training, providing villages with clean drinking water by providing appropriate filter systems and supplying water through various pump systems.
The staff at Raintree Foundation is continuously looking for new opportunities and ideas as how to better help rural people. The local staff at the foundation is from various local ethnic tribal groups in Thailand.
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