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As legend has it, coffee was discovered in Ethiopia by a goat herder named Kaldi who noticed his animals were getting a bit friskier after eating some red berries from a certain bush. Excited, Kaldi...

Volunteer Perspective: Sylvia Estrada

03 Oct 2013

Rebecca Singer

“Priceless,” is how Sylvia Estrada, a veteran Grounds for Health volunteer, explains the value of traveling to Latin America with Grounds for Health. “When a woman gets off the exam table, gives us a hug,...

VIA Army: Winning Battles in Nicaragua

03 Oct 2013

Kayla Moore

Friday, September 27th Dr. Barinia Osejo smiles from ear to ear as she addresses the foot soldiers of what she calls the “VIA Army” – a group of local doctors, nurses, medical directors, and community...

In Praise of Caribou Coffee

01 Oct 2013

Jane Dale

Long time supporter, Minneapolis-based Caribou Coffee is a company that lives the saying: Do Good. With almost 500 company-owned locations providing employment to 6,000 people in 16 US states, the District of Columbia and some...

Cervical Cancer Prevention: A Powerful Idea

16 Jul 2013

Rebecca Singer

Nothing else in the world … is as powerful as an idea whose time has come. While these words were written by Victor Hugo over 150 years ago, they have never been more apt than...

Mexico: Continued Sustainability

15 Jul 2013

Kayla Moore

In Chiapas, Mexico, over nine months have passed since Grounds for Health transferred ownership of the cervical cancer prevention program to local coffee co-operative partners and municipal health authorities. After over six years of collaboration...

Auction, Promos, Majors and More

14 Jul 2013

Jane Dale

It’s been a busy few months in the Development Department. Last month, our 5th Annual Green Coffee Auction raised over $80,000 for our programs. Forty-six generous donors gave us over 30,000 pounds of green coffee,...

Grounds for Health Auction: Not Just for Coffee Companies

18 Jun 2013

Justin Mool

The Grounds for Health Coffee Auction is our biggest fundraiser of the year, bringing in upwards of $100,000 annually. But while the main portion of the auction is only open to coffee companies, we also...

Call for Universal Access to Cervical Cancer Prevention

28 May 2013

August Burns

On May 27, 2013, at the Global Forum on Cervical Cancer Prevention in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a group of international organizations launched the Call for Universal Access to Cervical Cancer Prevention. The call aims to...

Happy International Women’s Day?

08 Mar 2013

Katherine Parcell

What do you really say on International Women’s Day? Happy International Women’s Day? Congratulations, women, on another successful year? Is it really worth celebrating? Why, in the end, does it even exist? Sure, women make...

Peru: Showing What’s Possible

08 Mar 2013

August Burns

We recently completed our first campaign in Peru, and one thing is already clear: Peru is a standout country for our programs. Rich in coffee and one of the first countries to nationally adopt the...

International Women’s Day: A Day Early

07 Mar 2013

Kayla Moore

To recognize International Women’s Day tomorrow (March 8), our partners in Nicaragua are holding a a screen-and-treat campaign in Matagalpa today. The campaign will take place at the Lacayo Farfan hospital in Matagalpa, where they...

Ethiopia: A Country of Firsts

Volunteer Perspective: Sylvia Estrada

VIA Army: Winning Battles in Nicaragua

In Praise of Caribou Coffee

Cervical Cancer Prevention: A Powerful Idea

Mexico: Continued Sustainability

Auction, Promos, Majors and More

Grounds for Health Auction: Not Just for Coffee Companies

Call for Universal Access to Cervical Cancer Prevention

Happy International Women’s Day?

Peru: Showing What’s Possible

International Women’s Day: A Day Early

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