Ethiopian coffee growers to get helping hand - Auckland stuff.co.nz - September 9, 2008

A builder with compassion as wide as his building skills is going to put the two to good use in Ethiopia. Marty van der Burg is leading a group of 24 volunteers on a Habitat for Humanity project that will provide homes for people living in poverty.

The four-week trip leaving on September 24 will also be used to highlight social issues facing Ethiopia. The location was chosen because it was the source of some of the world's best coffee, tended to by impoverished farmers who don't receive a fair price from overseas buyers. Mr van der Burg will meet with the Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative to learn more about fair trade coffee and the plight of coffee growers. Read More.