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STiR coffee and tea 39 HST Tea Bag Machines better simple econom ic Giant pot size Double chamber tea bags knotted or stapled fl avour save fl avour save H&S Tee-Gesellschaft | eMail: machines@hst.eu | www.HST.eu Earta's Coclice Companies Banks Coops Rotaries Businesses Partnering with Local Business & Organizations Rotary Clubs Donations Donations Individuals Microloan Management Women Entrepreneurs Bangledesh, Earth's Choice Program provides a creative and sustainable approach to achieving economic equality for women. Allied with local (in country) organizations, businesses, rotaries, and cooperatives, the microloan project respects local needs in order to strategically meet their demand. This extra money with low interest loans helps provide financial literacy education and business training to women. Learn more: www.womenincoffee.org/earths-choice/ #coffeetoo As #MeToo and @TimesUp allegations roiled the cinema industry in 2017, women in many industry segments began speaking out. Stories of sexual harassment and assault in com- mercial kitchens and in coffee shops followed, leading Molly Soeder, a 13-year barista at Broadcast Coffee Roasters, to launch #coffeetoo in Seattle, Wash. A www.gofundme.com campaign funded the effort. The organization informs coffee professionals of their rights and actions to take should those rights be violated; and seeks to reduce the rate of sexual harassment and discrimination in coffee. Resources and support are concentrated in determining how members of the coffee community can watch out for each other when encountering negative workplaces. This call to action was immediately tested when the Four Barrel sexual harassment lawsuit hit the coffee industry like a wrecking ball in January 2018. The #coffeetoo Facebook page posted support for two women who filed suit against co-owner Jeremy Tooker alleging sexism and assault. Tooker resigned as c.e.o. Learn more: www.facebook.com/coffeetooproject/ IWCA International Women in Coffee started in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and the United States in 2003 with the simple goal of establishing a community to empower women. Connecting women in coffee was contagious, expanding quickly to 22 countries. Chapters operate independently, de- veloping and implementing strategies according to their specific needs. They share a common goal: women's empow- erment in the international coffee indus- try by supporting and growing a self-or- ganized and self-governing network. Brazil and its continental proportions is the only chapter that has subchapters. This uniqueness helped Brazilian coffee professionals gather important data and stories related to women in coffee. The Path to Obtaining a Microloan