Lorenzo Alfredo Flores Ferrufino

Type of Grant: Micro-Grant

Use of Grant: To open a small general store.

Amount requested: $1000.00

Raised so far: $1000.00

Amount still needed: $0

Lorenzo Alfredo Flores Ferrufino was 30 when he lost his leg to a landmine. Lorenzo was walking to work picking coffee in El Paraíso, Honduras when a mine exploded throwing him in the air and severly damaging his right leg. Lorenzo still lives in El Paraíso with his wife and 6 children. He works in the open air market in his village. Lorenzo would like a grant to begin a pulperia (small general store). This would keep him closer to his children and also bring in more money for the family.

Location: El Paraíso, Honduras
In country partner: Vida Nueva
Grant ID: 115H
Profile ID: 19

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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.

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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.