In March, a team of folks from all over the world will travel to a place known as the Golden Triangle. It is a place where 3 countries share borders, and the people of the area travel freely between countries. It is a fertile land where everything from coffee to mangoes are grown. It is also a place of extreme poverty. The farmers claw at the dirt to make enough money to keep the family fed. Many are uneducated and with such high poverty, many children begin farming alongside their parents when other children are headed to kindergarten. When all those factors come together, there are severe human tragedies.
Hidden by the beautiful tropical mountains and lush forests there, human trafficking, drug trade, sex trade, child labor, abuse and slavery are commonplace. In this place of poverty, AIDS, and pain, half of the team will be providing basic health, hygiene training, health care screening, and malnutrition supplements in villages and village schools. They will also be providing AIDS awareness training in a local vocational school to hundreds of high school aged children. While they are meeting those needs, the other half of the team will be partnering with a local village to provide them with clean drinking water. They will tap a natural spring almost 5 kilometers from the village and install pipe and water tanks. This is the first stage of partnering in this area as a new micro-enterprise is started up to grow and process high quality coffee. This is a great time for you to join the journey. Stay connected as we keep you updated…
Your friends at: Hani Coffee Co.
