La Pulperia Nica
“The Nicaraguan
Grocery Store”
A service and advocacy student group at Grand Valley State University |
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left to
right: Mario, Yann, Shawna, Dani, Holly, Ashley, Pam, Courtney, & Greg More Photos
If you want to see more pictures
of the trip to Nicaragua or the group, you can check it out here. We hope that these photos inspire you to
get involved or buy some coffee. More photographs can be viewed by clicking here. Learn More
We want to educate students on
the issues of social inequality. Here
are a few sites that will help you to educate yourself. We hope they are
useful. -
Fair Trade: Links -
Oxfam -
United Students for Fair Trade -
Coffee Crisis: Articles and links -
“Waking
up To a World Coffee Crisis” -
“Out-of-work Nicaraguan coffee workers beg
for help” -
International Coffee Organization:
“Coffee Crisis” -
“So you say
there’s a coffee crisis” -
FAO of the United
Nations in Nicaragua -
World Bank: Links -
GVSU Connections |
Join Us
Meetings are every Thursday during the school year at 6:30 pm in Kirkhof Center
Rm. 201 Our Mission
La Pulperia Nica (the Nicaraguan Grocery Store) is our attempt to bring awareness of social inequality to GVSU by providing our peers with information on challenges facing impoverished countries such as Nicaragua. Our efforts to alleviate the social inequality include providing Nicaraguan fair- trade coffee and other goods to directly profit those that are responsible for their production. Our History and
People
After a study abroad trip to
Nicaragua, a group of Grand Valley Students decided to start an
organization. Courtney spearheaded
the project and, in turn, serves as our president. In fact, three of the four
officers are students that went on the trip.
To learn more about the people involved in the group and why they
chose to get involved click
here. Coffee Sales
What we sell: Currently, only
fair-trade coffee and cocoa Where we buy our coffee: Equal Exchange Proceeds: All of our profits go
directly to the people that work to alleviate social inequality in
Nicaragua. The groups that we send
our proceeds to include, but are not limited to: Sales Prices
Coffee:
Cocoa: $4.00 Important Updates
We need dedicated
students that are interested in taking on a LEADERSHIP
POSITION! If interested please
contact us at nica@student.gvsu.edu
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