Project Description Region: South America Country: Colombia Location: QuindÃÂ�o, Huila, Boyaca, Total Budget: $287,688 Area of Focus: Community economic development This project promotes the leadership of families and youth in coffee farming in four deparments: Quindío, Valle del Cauca, Huila, and Boyacá, transforming small family farms into sustainable and profitable productive units. Through added value, to fair markets, and responsible agricultural practices. Strengthen the economy and sustainability of coffee-growing families in Quindío, Valle del Cauca, Huila, and Boyacá, who between them produce 40% of the total production in Colombia, by empowering producer families, promoting generational succession, and implementing sustainable, value-added production models that preserve the Coffee Cultural Landscape, generating higher incomes, social cohesion, and environmental resilience in rural communities. Increase household income through productive diversification, value-added coffee processing, and access to differentiated markets with a fair-trade approach.Empower coffee-growing families by strengthening their leadership,participation in associations, and access to ownership and control of productive resources. Primary Host Partner District: 4281 Rotary Club of: Armenia International Primary Contact: Ross Birt Email: rossigerentesunshine2@hotmail.com Primary International Partner District: 6990 Rotary Club of: Miramar-Pines Primary Contact: Ligia Corredor Email: lichalic3@me.com Project Status Need $247,608 This project needs to receive some pledges to go to the next level. Please check the "Financing" tab to see the list of current pledges. Once the amount pledged is equal to the project budget, the status of the project will be automatically changed to "Fully Pledged". Click here to pledge support for this project. Project listed for the 2026-27 Rotary Year. The TRF Grant application number is #2685183.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Armenia International (4281) 23-Nov-25 $14,000 $6,000 $20,000 Miramar-Pines (6990) 23-Nov-25 $5,000 $0 $5,000 Las Vegas WON (5300) 27-Nov-25 $100 $100 $200 Ciudad Juárez Ejecutivo (4110) 8-Dec-25 $5,000 $0 $5,000 Puebla Industrial (4185) 8-Dec-25 $5,000 $0 $5,000 Remaining Amount to Raise Additional Club Contribution (Needed) - Add a contribution $247,608 - $247,608 Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation - $4,880 $4,880 Total $287,688 Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

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History Log Entries 23-Nov-25 by Ross Birt System Entry: Creation of project page. 27-Nov-25 by Chehab Elawar System Entry: Pledge of $100 with $100 DDF by Chehab elawar of the Rotary Club of Las Vegas WON, District 5300. 8-Dec-25 System Entry System Entry: Pledge of $5,000 by Felipe Meza of the Rotary Club of Ciudad Juárez Ejecutivo, District 4110. 8-Dec-25 System Entry System Entry: Pledge of $5,000 by Pablo Rafael Ruíz V. of the Rotary Club of Puebla Industrial, District 4185.