Fight Against Child Labor

In Honduras, the school year runs from February to October. In Honduras, the coffee crop season is from November to March. The coffee pickers have nowhere to leave their kids during the holidays and that is why we decided to implement child care centers. A project by Tchibo, Fairtrade, CLAC, and Caffex. These centers are located in the western area of Honduras, commonly known as “Occidente” along different coffee farms.

Pedro Benitez in the opening of the child care centers, as part of the project. The project seeks to mitigate child labor and better the quality of life of coffee pickers.

A group of children in their lunch break posing in early 2020.

A group of girls at “El Pinal” child care center, learning the difference between vertebrate and invertebrate animals. In the centers, attendees receive lessons of science, mathematics, social studies, and coffee.

Glenis Sarai Maldonado before picking her son from the child care center in Quebrada Honda after a day of coffee picking. The centers help her because she no longer has to take her son with her to the farms, where he is exposed to rain and cold. Glenis believes that her son is well taken care of, in the centers.