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United States

  • Population: 308.8 million (UN, 2007)
  • Life expectancy: 76 years (men), 81 years (women) (UN)
  • GNI per capita: US $46,040 (World Bank, 2007)

courtesy of BBC News at bbcnews.com


SERRV Partners in the United States:

Just Coffee
Just Coffee is a 100% fair trade coffee roaster that is passionate about Fair Trade, building sustainable economies, and being politically involved both locally and globally. A visit to a Mayan coffee cooperative in the state of Chiapas, Mexico convinced Just Coffee that sales of coffee in the U.S. could help struggling coffee farmers in the developing world.
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Native Harvest
On the White Earth reservation in northern Minnesota, the Anishinaabekwe (Ojibwe) people grow and produce traditional native foods such as maple syrup, wild rice, hominy, wild fruits and herbal teas. Native Harvest, the marketing program for White Earth, provides jobs for tribal members and promotes traditional foods.
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The Enterprising Kitchen
The Enterprising Kitchen (TEK) is a Chicago-based, nonprofit social enterprise. TEK provides workforce development and support services to women transitioning from poverty to self-sufficiency and economic independence.

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The Women's Bean Project
The Women's Bean Project is a non-profit organization based in Denver which was created to help at-risk women break the cycle of chronic poverty and unemployment. Since 1989 they have been providing skills training, raising self-confidence, and inspiring hope in place of the demoralizing effects of poverty.
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Comments from around the World
Sitting together in this workspace has improved our skills by learning from each other. We didn't know each other before, now we have more community and unity. - Atule Nyaaba - Trade Aid, Ghana.



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