On The Ground

Supporting sustainable community development in #coffee farming regions around the world!

[On The Ground @OTGglobal]

2019 Annual Report // Our partner farmers need your support! - https://t.co/rXgkV7zyBC

[On The Ground @OTGglobal]

2019 Annual Report // Thank you for your support! - https://t.co/W7qSDByaW2

[On The Ground @OTGglobal]

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[Concordia @ConcordiaSummit]

Cifa, a #LakeKivu Coffee Alliance stakeholder, lost her arm when her hoe struck an ordnance, and lives in constant fear. With support from the #partnership, she continues to work her coffee farm as her only means of economic survival.

[Concordia @ConcordiaSummit]

Renowned prosthetic trainer Dave Evans, a Vietnam Veteran who is a double-amputee himself, helps to build national rehabilitation capacity in the DRC through hands-on training of local prosthetic technicians, oftentimes victims themselves. https://t.co/g6FEunzl5i

[Concordia @ConcordiaSummit]

Training local technicians to provide prosthetics creates a sustainable way to address the tremendous need in eastern #Congo and provides meaningful job opportunities.

[Dennis F. Hadrick @DennisFHadrick]

Q1: A1: LKCA represents an exemplary partnership between the Department of State, civil society, & the private sector that promotes peace & prosperity by providing support for coffee farmers injured by landmines & UXO #P3Impact #FinalistFriday @highergroundstc @thepoluscenter

[Higher Grounds Coffee @highergroundstc]

A1: addressing the intersection of conflict and coffee in the #DRC by integrating victim's assistance and economic opportunity into the value chain with #collectiveimpact #P3Impact #MakeCoffeeMatter

[Higher Grounds Coffee @highergroundstc]

Linking #coffee with victim assistance means survivors can lead meaningful & productive lives within their communities. @thepoluscenter @ConcordiaSummit @GPatState @StateDeptPM #P3Impact #FinalistFriday #makecoffeematter #socialimpact #P3Impact

[Higher Grounds Coffee @highergroundstc]

Building context leading up to our #TwitterChat at 2 PM: Historically, conflict regions overlap with the best coffee producing regions. #P3Impact #FinalistFriday #makecoffeematter

[Cooperative Coffees @coopcoffees]

Join us on a trip to origin this September! Together with @OTGglobal , we’ll be visiting the Colombian Coffee Region, meeting and staying with coffee producers such as Fondo Paez and CoSurCa! We can’t wait!
To sign up head over to https://t.co/nMh4t7gCbj #coffee #travel

[Saveur du Kivu @SaveurduKivu]

@IFCCA1 @RCIcoffee play a crucial role to ensure #GenderEquity is integrated into the #CongoCoffee #ValueChain at #saveurdukivu2018 Great photo thanks to @EasternCongo #collaborate @GPatState @ELANRDC @TetraTechIntDev @WCoffeeResearch @highergroundstc

[Higher Grounds Coffee @highergroundstc]

Our own @tierrasa w/@DennisFHadrick & @IamDrQuat at @SaveurduKivu shared impact / vision of Coffee Alliance - integrating people w/ disabilities from conflict into #valuechain. 20+ prosthetics, already thx to @StateDeptPM @thepoluscenter @EasternCongo @OTGglobal #PPP @GPatState

[Saveur du Kivu @SaveurduKivu]

Chris Treter with @highergroundstc, Dennis Hadrick with @StateDept, and Adrien Nzuzi with @thepoluscenter share a collaboration with @EasternCongo and @OTGglobal the to create coffee training programs and coffee production infrastructure for victims of conflict #makecoffeematter

[Saveur du Kivu @SaveurduKivu]

#saveurdukivu2018 attendees from @OTGglobal @thepoluscenter @highergroundstc visited a Pygmy community in Kawezi near Rusizi National Park to discuss women's equity and challenges they face. A significant number of coffee farmers in DRC are women. @BloombergDotOrg @RCIcoffee

[ELAN RDC @ELANRDC]

Excited to share the first in a series of success stories published on our website: https://t.co/BePSAaBXxt. No more timely story to tell than about @SaveurduKivu. Enjoy!
Think ☕. Think 🇨🇩.
#MakeCoffeeMatter #MakeCoffeeBetter #FutureofCoffee #CongoCoffee #DRC #RDC #SduK2018

[Saveur du Kivu @SaveurduKivu]

Thank You to all our partners of #SaveurduKivu2018 who work hard all year for #CongoCoffee
@thepoluscenter @StateDeptPM @RCIcoffee @EasternCongo @BloombergDotOrg @OTGglobal @highergroundstc @USEmbKinshasa @FeedtheFuture @IFCCA1 @ELANRDC @UKaid https://t.co/pOIay9AIYp

[Saveur du Kivu @SaveurduKivu]

#Tminus4 - #CongoCoffee is about to launch. Spread the word & join us in #Bukavu to #makecoffeematter for the #futureofcoffee & #makecoffeebetter #coffeetime @RoastMagazine @sprudge @SprudgeLive @thepoluscenter @IFCCA1 @OTGglobal @EasternCongo https://t.co/rLFLjJQdea

[On The Ground @OTGglobal]

#China already world's 10th coffee consumer, projected to become 3rd in near future. Imagine what incredible #positive #coffee #impacts will be possible with some many new consumers! #CoffeeExpo2018 @IWCAGlobal @CoffeeInYunnan

[On The Ground @OTGglobal]

10 of top #coffee producting countries are inpacted by landmines." Michael of @thepoluscenter at #CoffeeExpo2018 panel “From Conflict to Coffee” - integrating victims into the value chain #makecoffeematter #CongoCoffee #Congo