IWCA Chapters At-A-Glance: South America
IWCA Chapters are independent, volunteer-driven, community impact organizations. Contact information is listed below to facilitate partnership building. Contributions can be made to specific IWCA Chapters through the IWCA Online Donations Portal.
IWCA Brasil
President: Miriam de Aguiar Monteiro, Vice President: Cristiane Yuki Minami
Members: 75, 90%+ coffee producers. Estimated beneficiaries: 2,000
Regions: 12 Subchapters representing each of the following regions: Chapada Diamantina, Sul do Espírito Santo, Norte Pioneiro do Paraná, Mogiana Mineira, Noroeste Fluminense, Espírito Santo, Mantiqueira de Minas, Campo das Vertentes, Rondônia, Matas de Minas, Sul de Minas e Cerrado Mineiro.
Strategic Priorities: Organizational capacity building and financial stability; Build and strengthen current partnerships, seeking new projects and common goals; Influence the creation of public policies for women; Generate business opportunities for associates; Strengthen the presence of the IWCA Brasil brand in the national and international market.
Coffee Professionals (Un)Muted: A Project to Raise Awareness and Voices (English and Portuguese)
IWCA Colombia
President: Ana Maria Donneys, Vice President: Esther Jaramillo
IWCA Peru
President: Anggela Sara, Vice President: Rosa Maria Valdivia
Also known as Alianza de Mujeres en Café de Peru
7 members. Estimated 20+ direct beneficiaries
Regions: All Regions of Peru
Strategic Priorities: Consolidate the Espressate Woman competition as a platform for the development of future barista champions create a network of contacts in the coffee industry; cultivate leaders through training workshops and market platform.
IWCA Venezuela
President: Jannina Poján Ruiz Vice President: Natalia Diaz
“We are a community of women, men, and young people working together for a common goal: developing professional skills, recognizing the value and strengths of each gender, and achieving greater equality in local communities and the Venezuelan coffee value chain,” said IWCA Venezuela President, Jannina Poján Ruiz.
The chapter is committed to establishing and maintaining critical dialogues with government entities to help develop a thriving coffee sector in the country.