FI-LANTHRO-PE INC

What they do

MISSION STATEMENT: TO DIRECTLY ENGAGE, SUPPORT, AND SOCIOECONOMICALLY DEVELOP THE MOST AT-RISK, INDIGENOUS, ETHNIC-MINORITY COMMUNITIES WHICH STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE VIA COFFEE CULTIVATION. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: IN THE COMMENSURATE TAX YEAR, FI-LANTHRO-PE DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED COFFEE PROCESSING FACILITIES FOR 18 ETHNIC-MINORITY VILLAGES, OR 300+ FAMILIES, IN SOUTHERN LAOS. FI-LANTHRO-PE FURTHER TRAINED ALL HOUSEHOLDS IN THE PRODUCTION OF HIGHLY-VALUABLE, SPECIALTY-COFFEE. FI-LANTHRO-PE ALSO PROVIDED THE TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE FOR THE COMMUNITIES TO EXPORT THEIR PRODUCTION DIRECTLY TO SPECIALTY-COFFEE BUYERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE. FI-LANTHRO-PE PROVIDED OVERSIGHT AND CONDUCTED TRACEABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY PROGRAMS ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITIES TO PREVENT CORRUPTION. THIS REPRESENTED A MORE THAN 3600% INCREASE IN HOUSEHOLD INCOME FOR EACH FAMILY AND HAS FURTHER ALLOWED VILLAGES TO ACQUIRE ELECTRICITY, RUNNING WATER, HEALTHCARE, AND TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES FOR THEIR VILLAGES.