Miguel Angel Alaniz

Type of Grant: Micro-Grant

Use of Grant: To improve his farm by buying seeds, fertilizer and new tools.

Amount requested: $1285.00

Raised so far: $1285.00

Amount still needed: $0

Miguel Angel Alaniz was the head of an army troop during the Nicaraguan war. On September 23, 1988 he was leading his troop when he stepped on a landmine. Now Miguel is plagued by pieces of the mine that are still in his chest and back, and has to use a back orthotic to move. Miguel has a small coffee farm in Jinotega, Nicaragua. He lives with his wife and 4 children. He is asking for a loan to buy fertilizer and more coffee seeds so he can improve his farm. He is hoping that with this loan he can provide more for his children and one day buy his own house.

Location: Jinotega, Nicaragua
In country partner: Walking Unidos
Grant ID: 220N
Profile ID: 15

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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.