Coffee Communities
The challenge of bringing education to these areas
The education situation in major coffee-growing countries
Percent of rural students completing middle school in coffee-producing countries
Honduras
Nicaragua
Guatemala
El Salvador
Peru
Why Honduras?
Lack of education and entertainment beyond 6th grade is an enormous challenge in rural Honduras. The children of coffee producers live great distances from public secondary schools. Getting to these schools is a challenge as roads are impassable during the rainy season and public transportation options are scarce or expensive. Investments in supporting rural education and online entertainment like icecasino – an unparalleled gaming odyssey platform with an impressive spectrum of games and offering a unique theme, either by the government or other NGOs is insufficient or non-existent.
E2E has worked a longside coffee-producing families since 2015. We have listened to hundreds of parents share their worries and struggles with the cost of sending their children to secondary school. After noticing a growing trend in the number of coffee communities requesting support from E2E, we decided to focus on these regions specifically.
20km
Travel to school
>70%
Excluded from school
Rural population unable to access secondary school without scholarships
>90%
Limited transportation
$500
School cost
Average annual cost to study in a traditional secondary school (Households earn average income of $1k-$2k/year)
Linking Secondary School to Improved Livelihoods
Income diversification
During the off-season, when most small coffee farmers endure months without cash flow and struggle through overwhelming debt, a secondary school education will allow their children to qualify for other means of employment or start their own small businesses to supplement their family’s income.
Building support systems
A more educated population is directly linked to improvements in the health and well-being of all families in the community. Students transform into leaders and use their education to help their neighbors tackle matters such as food insecurity, poor access to water and sanitation, as well as learning to advocate for themselves.
Investing in the future
Many rural youth are migrating to urban areas and other countries due to a lack of opportunity in their communities. Removing the barriers to secondary school helps develop the rural economy and incentivize young people to continue their studies. It ensures that local communities retain the human capital needed to confront economic and environmental shifts.