Coffee and Sustainable Development in Panama
Through a series of conversations with community leaders, this program introduces students to the history of coffee production in Panama. Over the years, organizations including COPULAG Cooperative and CEASPA have prioritized sustainability as a critical social provision and a successful business practice. Students will have the opportunity to speak directly with cooperative members and will even virtually visit an actual coffee processing site.
Don celso is a cooperative member responsible for overseeing the coffee process
Virtual Program Components
Module 1 - Introduction to Sustainability in Panama
Presentation and virtual conversation with Roman Yavich, founder of Learn From Travel
Module 2 - Cooperativism: A Model of Development in Rural Panama
Virtual conversation with members of COPULAG Cooperative in El Guabo, Panama
Live virtual tour of their coffee processing facility
Module 3 - Conservation through Tourism
Virtual conversation with staff of CEASPA in Achiote, Panama
Why Learn from Travel
Learn from Travel is a social enterprise study abroad provider with a mission to enrich the traveler and the host. We provide life-changing international experiences for students and a valuable source of income for host country partners. During our virtual international education programs, we arrange engaging discussions with community leaders, directors of nonprofit organizations, and other local experts from whom your students will gain invaluable insight, preparing them for careers and life in a world increasingly interdependent. The conversations are also a way to support local people and nonprofits and provide income in communities where it is needed.
Our role
Learn from Travel will arrange and facilitate all of the activities listed above. We will provide live translation when necessary. The activities described above can be modified to meet specific learning objectives and preferences.
