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
Strategic Planning Session with UN Women.
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
Members of IWCA Peru with 2019 Espressate Mujer competitors and event consultant Dale Harris.
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.