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"Today, we made a semillero (germination bed). Next step: plant coffee!"
- Peace Corps Panama Volunteer Chaneen
Happy National Coffee Day!
At Peace Corps Ethiopia’s Camp GLOW, high school boys participate in a gender swap activity where they make coffee, a daily task traditionally done by girls and women.
Ready to serve a community in Ethiopia? Apply by October 1 and you could be teaching English overseas next summer.
Día 107: I picked up my chorrear today from Alex. Many people in Costa Rica use this method to make coffee. I’m so excited, as I haven’t drank coffee in three weeks! ☕️
“I took this photo during my first time harvesting coffee. I was taught the entire process from harvesting the coffee from the tree to processing it in the sun, toasting it in a large pot, grinding it, and then making it into a drink. My teacher elicited so much pride in being able to provide coffee to her family directly from her farm. Coffee is an important crop in Panama, whether for sale or for home use.”
I am a #coffee master now. From top left: drying the coffee cherries, then peeling off the shells to get the coffee beans, toasting the beans, and grinding & packing them. Voila! #howiseepc #peacecorps #elsalvador
These lucky coffee beans get to soak all day in the sun while the rest of us have to work! Whatever, have fun being lazy coffee beans. We can change the world in our own ways.
(via pinkguacamole)
Scenes from Small-Town Uganda with @sarahgenelle
For a look at everyday life on a coffee farm in Western Uganda, follow @sarahgenelle.
Living and working on a coffee farm nestled in the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains in Uganda is just the latest stop in the nomadic life of Sarah Castagnola (@sarahgenelle).
Sarah’s parents taught at international schools, which meant relocating the family to a different country every few years. “When I moved to Oregon for university I was exited to put down roots,” she explains. “However, it was only a matter of time before I yearned to travel again.”
Sarah’s studies and work in micro-finance have taken her across the globe, and, in April of 2013, she accepted a Peace Corps assignment in the small Ugandan village of Kyarumba. Living and working in Uganda often means it’s easier to share a photo on Instagram than it is to find running water or electricity. “This is the paradox of living in a developing country,” Sarah says. “Cellphones are ubiquitous, however women and children spend hours each day fetching water.”
Sarah, who plans to continue traveling after the Peace Corps, hopes her photos educate and inspire: “Opportunities happen when you take risks and follow your passion.”
Congrats on being featured by Instagram, Sarah!
(Source: instagram)
Peace Corps out-of-home advertisement - 2009
(We prefer this type of wake up call over earthquakes!)
“Our dream is to see our organic, award winning specialty coffee transform our community by increasing family income, providing jobs and helping community members reach their potential.”
Peace Corps Volunteers Santi and Kayla Proano, who worked with their community in Ecuador to develop a coffee tourism program
(Source: volunteerecuadorcoffeeworks.com)