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LINDA SMITHERS TO CHAIR BOARD OF GROUNDS FOR HEALTH Coffee executive deepens commitment to Grounds for Health, an organization working to prevent cervical cancer in coffee-growing regions. The Grounds for Health Board of Directors...

Remembering Annah Kichambati

16 Apr 2019

Ellen Starr

We have sad news to share, in particular to those of you who have had the pleasure of working in Tanzania. We recently learned that Annah Kichambati, Grounds for Health Program Coordinator during our time...

Gedeo Challenge: Complete!

04 Feb 2019

Justin Mool

Today we join millions around the globe to mark World Cancer Day. This year’s theme is I Am and I Will, which is a call-to-action for personal commitment and represents the impact individual action taken now...

A Great Start in Gedeo

15 Jan 2019

Dagmawi Iyasu

Thanks to the financial help of the ongoing Gedeo Challenge, we were able to complete our first campaign at Yirgacheffe Health Center and are thrilled to report that it was a rousing success! We had...

#GivingTuesday: Announcing the Gedeo $100K Challenge

27 Nov 2018

Grounds for Health Staff

This #GivingTuesday, we're excited to announce the $100,000 Gedeo Challenge!

Autumn Update – On to the next 100K!

08 Oct 2018

Ellen Starr

We are thrilled to report that Grounds for Health has reached the magic number of 100,000 women screened! Many thanks go out to our outstanding in-country team, whose dedication, skill and efficiency have caused our...

100,000+ Women Screened

19 Sep 2018

Grounds for Health Staff

We are proud to announce that as of earlier this month over 100,000 women have been screened as a result of our programs! Thank you to our supporters over the years for helping us reach...

What is “VIA”?

13 Aug 2018

Susan Hollinger

VIA—or “visual inspection with acetic acid”—is a simple single-step way of identifying abnormalities on a women’s cervix that have the potential to become cervical cancer. The only tools needed are white vinegar, a cotton ball,...

#GFHAuction + Hacienda El Roble Featured by the Smithsonian

24 Jul 2018

Staff

It has come to our attention that last month the Grounds for Health Auction and the record setting bird-friendly coffee from Hacienda El Roble was featured by the Smithsonian! Check it out: Bird Friendly Coffee...

Supporter Spotlight: Walker Coffee Trading

18 Jun 2018

Grounds for Health Staff

Walker Coffee Trading has been a coffee donor for the Grounds for Health Auction since 2013 and was this year’s highest grossing donor, raising $4,265 for our cervical cancer prevention programs at origin. Walker Coffee...

Ethiopia Program Expanding to Gedeo Zone

14 Jun 2018

Kathy Hollandsworth

We are excited to announce that Grounds for Health will soon be expanding our work in Ethiopia to include the Gedeo Zone. We’ve just signed a Project Agreement with the Ethiopian Bureau of Finance and...

Press Release: New #GFHAuction Record

11 Jun 2018

Grounds for Health Staff

Hacienda El Roble Sets Grounds for Health Auction Record Green coffee sells for $120.05/lb to help raise funds for women’s health at origin FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Now in its tenth year, the Grounds for...

Press Release: New Board Chair Linda Smithers

Remembering Annah Kichambati

Gedeo Challenge: Complete!

A Great Start in Gedeo

#GivingTuesday: Announcing the Gedeo $100K Challenge

Autumn Update – On to the next 100K!

100,000+ Women Screened

What is “VIA”?

#GFHAuction + Hacienda El Roble Featured by the Smithsonian

Supporter Spotlight: Walker Coffee Trading

Ethiopia Program Expanding to Gedeo Zone

Press Release: New #GFHAuction Record

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