Horacio Acuña Herrera

Type of Grant: Micro-Grant

Use of Grant: To buy a small piece of land and begin growing coffee.

Amount requested: $1730.00

Raised so far: $1730.00

Amount still needed: $0

Horacio Acuña Herrera was in the woods behind his house collecting firewood when he stepped on a landmine. His brothers heard the noise and rushed to his side and helped bring him to the hospital. Horacio was 17 and lost one of his legs. Horacio received a prosthetic from the government, but it is old and heavy so he moves around using handmade crutches. Despite this, Horacio is a hard worker and continues to help on his family’s farm. He is asking for a loan to buy a small piece of land near his mother and stepfather’s so that that he can start growing coffee.

Location: Jinotega, Nicaragua
In country partner: Walking Unidos
Grant ID: 217N
Profile ID: 12

A Micro-Grant was awarded to Horacio,
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People Affected

We've created this website to be a place where people who work in the coffee industry and coffee consumers can make a connection with the coffee farmers, workers and their families who deal with landmines on a daily basis.

Look through the profiles here and direct your money to be part of a Micro-Grant to someone trying to work, create a business or improve an existing one, or send someone in their family to school. Micro-Grants do not have to be repaid. They are one way the Trust can provide resources for people to help themselves.

Micro-Grants are handled via PayPal through the Polus Center for Social and Economic Development.

The Coffeelands Landmine Victims’ Trust works in partnership with the Polus Center, a non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to supporting people with disabilities since 1979.