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Guest blog post by Nathan Dimattina, Account Manager at Bennetts At Bennetts, we’ve always believed that coffee can be a powerful force for good. For more than 15 years, we’ve proudly supported Grounds for Health—a...

A seat at the table: Bringing community insights to Kenya’s National Health Policy

22 Jul 2025

Sarah Annay

Guest Post By Dr. Evah Muendo As the Kenya Country Coordinator at Grounds for Health, I was honored to participate as a key stakeholder in the development of the Kenya National Cervical Cancer Elimination Action...

On Life’s Messy Joys and Becoming a Recurring Donor

24 Jun 2025

Sarah Annay

About two years ago, I received an unexpected and unwelcome diagnosis. After decades of following guidelines for routine cervical cancer screening, known by most women in the US as the Pap smear, I tested positive...

Updates from our ED: January in the field

11 Feb 2025

Sarah Annay

An update from the field written by our Executive Director, Kyle Engelman. First thing upon landing in Ethiopia, I went to Cherish Cafe, owned by Sara, Dagmawi’s wife, for a delicious and much-needed coffee and...

Swiss Water inspires Canada Coffee Companies to Give this November

17 Oct 2024

Sarah Annay

We are thrilled to announce that this November, we are celebrating our Canadian partners and aiming to double Canada’s impact on women’s health in coffee-growing regions. Our goal is to raise $70K to provide life-saving...

Updates from Kenya: We screened a record number of women in one week!

13 Sep 2024

Sarah Annay

In July 2024, the Grounds for Health clinical team organized a week-long HPV screening campaign in Nyeri County, Kenya with a goal to test 2,000 women. This was the largest number of test kits used...

Let’s talk about women and sustainability

11 Jun 2024

Sarah Annay

Women are the backbone of the coffee industry and of climate change adaptation. Recently, I’ve been asked by partners within the specialty coffee industry to articulate how women’s health is central to the sustainability goals...

GfH Partners with Go Doc Go in Ethiopia

09 Apr 2024

Sarah Annay

Grounds for Health and Go Doc Go have forged a powerful collaboration in global women’s health, particularly focusing on rural communities. Both nonprofits share a common goal: to provide essential healthcare access to underserved populations,...

Charity of the Year Award 2024

05 Mar 2024

Sarah Annay

It is officially Women’s History Month and we are honored to accept the Charity of the Year award from Coffee Association of Canada (CAC)! This is the inaugural year of this award, and we are...

New Job Opening: Development and Strategic Partnerships Manager

21 Feb 2024

Staff

Grounds for Health is seeking a part-time Development and Strategic Partnerships Manager to join our team 3 days per week to help secure and grow annual revenue. Since we are a small organization, all members...

A farewell letter from Ellen Starr: a transition is ahead!

14 Nov 2023

Sarah Annay

Hello friends and supporters, Amazingly the time has come for me to step away from the working world and head into the land of retirement. I am one of those people who can’t fathom not...

GfH Attending Grand Challenges Annual Meeting 2023

03 Oct 2023

Sarah Annay

Grounds for Health has been accepted to present at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Global Grand Challenges meeting in Dakar, Senegal. The overall theme of this year’s annual meeting is “Science Saves Lives” and...

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Bennetts Coffee Auction: Bid on rare coffees and support our health programs August 27-28

A seat at the table: Bringing community insights to Kenya’s National Health Policy

On Life’s Messy Joys and Becoming a Recurring Donor

Updates from our ED: January in the field

Swiss Water inspires Canada Coffee Companies to Give this November

Updates from Kenya: We screened a record number of women in one week!

Let’s talk about women and sustainability

GfH Partners with Go Doc Go in Ethiopia

Charity of the Year Award 2024

New Job Opening: Development and Strategic Partnerships Manager

A farewell letter from Ellen Starr: a transition is ahead!

GfH Attending Grand Challenges Annual Meeting 2023

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