1	Saint Paul Sunrise Club Coffee Processing Project in Ecuador
2	Partners with St. Paul Sunrise Hayward Area Rotary South St. Paul / Inver Grove Heights Rotary Twin Cities Nights Rotary
3	Hola! From our Amigos in Ecuador
4	A GSE Team connection! International Committee Charged with finding a project From GSE experience we developed relationship with Lilianna of Portoviejo Reales Tamarindos (PRT) Club Committee asked her to recommend a project that needed partners
5	Purpose of Project To help a Farmers Association: Expand their coffee growing capacity Provide the means to roast and grind their beans Help them establish & implement a business and marketing plan to sell their finished product
6	Project Impact Increase the economic return to the farmers Ensure that coffee, which is an ecological match for the soil, will continue to be grown Provide an economically sustainable future for their children
7	Project Location – El Anegado
8	El Anegado
9	Typical Residence
10	Peeling outer layer of beans
11	Washing the beans
12	Spread out to dry
13	Judged “Best Coffee”
14	Some Details District 5960 and RI approved matching grant funding; Club Rotario Portoviejo Reales Tamarindos (PRT) is responsible for managing the project, providing training and guidance in administration and ethics;
15	Some Details (cont) Farmers’ Association invested their own money in project; St. Paul Sunrise & partner clubs’ investment will purchase roasting & grinding equipment and provide technical training.
16	Next Steps Communicate with PRT club on their progress implementing project with farmers; Continue to explore other opportunities for involvement; Complete Project; Travel to Ecuador to Celebrate!