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Over three weeks in late September/early October, Grounds for Health was in Ethiopia to launch our campaign in the Wonsho District of Sidama Zone, SNNPR. This work represents the first cervical cancer prevention program to...

1 Dollar Donated equals 2 dollars for Ethiopia

18 Nov 2014

Justin Mool

We’re excited to announce the launch of the East vs. West Roasters Challenge for Cervical Cancer Prevention! This friendly competition pits coffee roasters east and west of the Mississippi against each other to see which side can...

Challenge for Ethiopia Announced

06 Nov 2014

Grounds for Health Staff

IMMEDIATE RELEASE COFFEE COMPANIES CHALLENGED TO RAISE $200,000 FOR ETHIOPIA Public-private initiative to match all funds, potentially raising $400,000 for cervical cancer prevention in Ethiopia USA Coffee Companies: You have a unique opportunity to directly...

Returned from Kiribati

16 Sep 2014

Ellen Starr

Late last month, Clinical Director Ellen Starr, Clinical Consultant Susan Hollinger and volunteer Tatum FitzGerald traveled to the island nation of Kiribati, where they were tasked by Pacific Island Medical Aid (PIMA) to help get...

Leadership Circle, Make Room for DS Services of America, Inc.

16 Sep 2014

Jane Dale

Grounds for Health is delighted to welcome new funder DS Services of America, Inc. (DS Services) to our Leadership Circle. Their generous gift helps make possible our continued work in coffee regions of Nicaragua and Peru...

Bringing cervical cancer prevention to Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua

16 Sep 2014

Ariel Delaney

Grounds for Health and its coffee partner of three years, Prodecoop, are working together on a new program in the Nueva Segovia region of Nicaragua. This month marks the beginning of a multi-year collaboration involving...

Grounds for Health Ethiopia Launches

15 Sep 2014

Kayla Moore

After many months of planning, Grounds for Health’s Ethiopia program kicks off this month with the first set of community and clinical trainings on cervical cancer prevention. If successful, these activities will make Wonsho the...

Passing of a Friend

09 Sep 2014

Dan Cox

It is with great sadness to inform you of the recent passing of Mrs. Josephine Fote, wife of Dr. Francis Fote, co-founder of Grounds for Health. Josephine, or Jo as she was known to her...

ECOM Foundation Awards Grant to Strengthen Programs

12 Aug 2014

Jane Dale

Grounds for Health is the grateful recipient of a two-year $45,000 grant award for the Development of Origin Resources from the ECOM Foundation. Since 2006, the ECOM Foundation has made a significant contribution to Grounds...

Two Weeks In – A note from the new Executive Director

12 Aug 2014

Guy Stallworthy

It’s a great pleasure for me to write my first contribution to the Grounds for Health e-news. After a couple of months of steadily increasing anticipation, I finally began work in Waterbury on July 28th....

Ethiopia: A Welcoming to the Birthplace of Coffee

12 Aug 2014

Ariel Delaney

While it may be a known fact that Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee, before I had travelled there in June with Grounds for Health I had many questions: would our partners be ready? What would the...

Dean’s Beans Makes Ethiopia Work Possible

11 Aug 2014

Jane Dale

Grounds for Health is enormously grateful to Dean Cycon of Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee for being the initial and primary underwriter of the Grounds for Health Ethiopia program. Dean traveled with the team to Ethiopia to...

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Trip Report: Ethiopia

1 Dollar Donated equals 2 dollars for Ethiopia

Challenge for Ethiopia Announced

Returned from Kiribati

Leadership Circle, Make Room for DS Services of America, Inc.

Bringing cervical cancer prevention to Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua

Grounds for Health Ethiopia Launches

Passing of a Friend

ECOM Foundation Awards Grant to Strengthen Programs

Two Weeks In – A note from the new Executive Director

Ethiopia: A Welcoming to the Birthplace of Coffee

Dean’s Beans Makes Ethiopia Work Possible

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