ORGANISATION BACKGROUND AND LOCAL CONTEXT

The Cafè corecto project is implemented by MLAL in Bolivia and Peru and co-financed by European Union.  The project focuses on the creation of fair trade conditions for the workers in the coffee plantations. The aim is to grant a better access for the producers (60% women and 80% young people) to public and social services. The trainees involved in the project will experience the coffee workers conditions and the integration process of fair trade coffee in the international market.

ACTIVITIES

This is a two weeks training/visit conducted in Bolivia or Perù within the context of the abovementioned project of Progetto Mondo Mlal. Main activities include:

• Introductory briefing on both country and project background;
• Two days training on unstable coffee workers conditions due to the varaiability of the international market;
• Visits to the project location and beneficiaries;
• Volunteering work with the local producers;
• Discussion groups to promote the coffee fair trade market in european countries.