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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...

Supporter Spotlight: Walker Coffee Trading

18 Jun 2018

Grounds for Health Staff

Walker Coffee Trading has been a coffee donor for the Grounds for Health Auction since 2013 and was this year’s highest grossing donor, raising $4,265 for our cervical cancer prevention programs at origin. Walker Coffee...

Ethiopia Program Expanding to Gedeo Zone

14 Jun 2018

Kathy Hollandsworth

We are excited to announce that Grounds for Health will soon be expanding our work in Ethiopia to include the Gedeo Zone. We’ve just signed a Project Agreement with the Ethiopian Bureau of Finance and...

Press Release: New #GFHAuction Record

11 Jun 2018

Grounds for Health Staff

Hacienda El Roble Sets Grounds for Health Auction Record Green coffee sells for $120.05/lb to help raise funds for women’s health at origin FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Now in its tenth year, the Grounds for...

#GFHAuction is live! Bid now through June 7

31 May 2018

Grounds for Health Staff

In 2009, we created the Grounds for Health Auction to give the specialty coffee community a meaningful way to give back to origin. We hoped it would last at least a year or two …...

Photos from SCA

24 Apr 2018

Kathy Hollandsworth

The SCA Expo always gives us an amazing opportunity to meet face-to-face with supporters old and new. Various members Board Members worked the booth while rocking our popular “At Your Cervix” T-shirts. Thank to you...

Grounds for Health at SCA Expo 2018

18 Apr 2018

Kathy Hollandsworth

If you’re in Seattle for SCA Expo 2018 be sure to swing by Booth 2011. Meet our new Executive Director Ellen Starr and speak to various board members who will be holding down the fort...

Q&A with the National Coffee Association

26 Mar 2018

Grounds for Health Staff

As part of honoring Grounds for Health with the first-ever Charity of the Year Award, the National Coffee Association recently published an in-depth Q&A with Executive Director Ellen Starr. From our humble beginnings to our...

NCA Award Travels

22 Mar 2018

Grounds for Health Staff

One thing we can count on here in Vermont is that your flight will get cancelled whenever you really need to be somewhere. Snowing on the Eastern seaboard? Plan on two cancelations but expect three....

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Autumn Update – On to the next 100K!

100,000+ Women Screened

What is “VIA”?

#GFHAuction + Hacienda El Roble Featured by the Smithsonian

Supporter Spotlight: Walker Coffee Trading

Ethiopia Program Expanding to Gedeo Zone

Press Release: New #GFHAuction Record

#GFHAuction is live! Bid now through June 7

Photos from SCA

Grounds for Health at SCA Expo 2018

Q&A with the National Coffee Association

NCA Award Travels

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