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SCA RENEWS ITS SUPPORT FOR GROUNDS FOR HEALTH Specialty coffee community continues its commitment to prevent cervical cancer in the coffeelands September 2019 – Grounds for Health, an international non-profit health organization headquartered in Williston,...

Press Release: #GFHAuction 10 Year Anniversary: Goals Exceeded & Records Set

18 Jun 2019

Grounds for Health Staff

Coffee community comes together to raise over $30,000 for cervical cancer prevention The Grounds for Health Coffee Auction started in 2009 as a way for importers and roasters to have a direct impact on the...

Spring e-Zine

02 May 2019

Justin Mool

Greetings from Grounds for Health! This year is off to a flying start and there’s a great deal to update you on, so we’d like to try something different … Check out our new Grounds...

Press Release: New Board Chair Linda Smithers

24 Apr 2019

Kathy Hollandsworth

LINDA SMITHERS TO CHAIR BOARD OF GROUNDS FOR HEALTH Coffee executive deepens commitment to Grounds for Health, an organization working to prevent cervical cancer in coffee-growing regions. The Grounds for Health Board of Directors...

Remembering Annah Kichambati

16 Apr 2019

Ellen Starr

We have sad news to share, in particular to those of you who have had the pleasure of working in Tanzania. We recently learned that Annah Kichambati, Grounds for Health Program Coordinator during our time...

Gedeo Challenge: Complete!

04 Feb 2019

Justin Mool

Today we join millions around the globe to mark World Cancer Day. This year’s theme is I Am and I Will, which is a call-to-action for personal commitment and represents the impact individual action taken now...

A Great Start in Gedeo

15 Jan 2019

Dagmawi Iyasu

Thanks to the financial help of the ongoing Gedeo Challenge, we were able to complete our first campaign at Yirgacheffe Health Center and are thrilled to report that it was a rousing success! We had...

#GivingTuesday: Announcing the Gedeo $100K Challenge

27 Nov 2018

Grounds for Health Staff

This #GivingTuesday, we're excited to announce the $100,000 Gedeo Challenge!

Autumn Update – On to the next 100K!

08 Oct 2018

Ellen Starr

We are thrilled to report that Grounds for Health has reached the magic number of 100,000 women screened! Many thanks go out to our outstanding in-country team, whose dedication, skill and efficiency have caused our...

100,000+ Women Screened

19 Sep 2018

Grounds for Health Staff

We are proud to announce that as of earlier this month over 100,000 women have been screened as a result of our programs! Thank you to our supporters over the years for helping us reach...

What is “VIA”?

13 Aug 2018

Susan Hollinger

VIA—or “visual inspection with acetic acid”—is a simple single-step way of identifying abnormalities on a women’s cervix that have the potential to become cervical cancer. The only tools needed are white vinegar, a cotton ball,...

#GFHAuction + Hacienda El Roble Featured by the Smithsonian

24 Jul 2018

Staff

It has come to our attention that last month the Grounds for Health Auction and the record setting bird-friendly coffee from Hacienda El Roble was featured by the Smithsonian! Check it out: Bird Friendly Coffee...

Press Release: SCA Re-Ups Support

Press Release: #GFHAuction 10 Year Anniversary: Goals Exceeded & Records Set

Spring e-Zine

Press Release: New Board Chair Linda Smithers

Remembering Annah Kichambati

Gedeo Challenge: Complete!

A Great Start in Gedeo

#GivingTuesday: Announcing the Gedeo $100K Challenge

Autumn Update – On to the next 100K!

100,000+ Women Screened

What is “VIA”?

#GFHAuction + Hacienda El Roble Featured by the Smithsonian

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