Monday, February 04, 2008

20th Anniversary Scrapbook

In 1988, Bill Fishbein, David Abedon and Dean Cycon began a chain of events that would lead to the creation of Coffee Kids, the first international nonprofit dedicated to helping coffee-farming families improve their quality of life. This year, we celebrates two decades of helping coffee-farming families create vibrant communities. Throughout the year, we will feature images and people from the past along with events celebrating our anniversary.

Bill Fishbein’s first visit to Guatemala in 1988 set the stage for what would become Coffee Kids after he witnessed the poverty surrounding coffee production and met with people like Miglioneth (left).

Coffee Kids Co-Founders David Abedon, Dean Cycon and Bill Fishbein mug for the camera with children during a visit to Guatemala.

Manuel Rodriguez (left) helped Fishbein and Coffee Kids develop the very successful micro-lending and savings model used by Coffee Kids partner AUGE (Self-Managed Development) in Veracruz, Mexico.

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