COMEPCAFE
COMMUNITY PARTNER
Community Partner in Cuaca, Colombia
COMEPCAFE is an indigenous coffee cooperative in the northern mountains of Cauca, Colombia with 1100 members. Like many coffee-farming communities, the majority of farming families here struggle with food insecurity. The cooperative has limited resources for crucial development work to overcome this problem.
We began working with COMEPCAFE in 2016, co-designing our food security and food sovereignty program with this organization to reflect their desire to implement a variety of strategies. These included the creation of home gardens, participation in farmers’ markets, recruiting and training new community promoters and revitalizing traditional crop production and recipes.
LOCATION
Cuaca, Colombia
PARTNER SINCE
2016
FAMILIES
1,100
AGROFORESTRY PARTICIPANTS
134
PROMOTERS
22
HOME GARDEN PARTICIPANTS
386
INCOME DIVERSIFICATION
60
Community Coordinator Highlights
Walter Muelas
Nombre: Walter Anibal Muelas Villaquiran.
Ubicación: Piendamó, departamento del Cauca, Colombia
Colabora en COMEPCAFE desde el año 2010, primero como técnico en el área de producción y política social, luego de coordinador del área y desde el 2014 como representante legal. Desde el año 2023, también es el coordinador del programa de seguridad y soberanía alimentaria y nutricional.
Las actividades que realiza son diversas, van desde atender consultas de los asociados hasta apoyar al resto del equipo en toma decisiones importantes en la organización tales como la firma de contratos, gestión de recursos, apoyo en campo, en reuniones, entre las principales.
En su tiempo libre, a Walter le gusta montar su bicicleta de montaña, pasear con su esposa y su hija, como familia gustan de sembrar plantas de jardín, verduras y frutales.
Name: Walter Anibal Muelas Villaquiran
Location: Piendamó, department of Cauca, Colombia.
He collaborates in COMEPCAFE since 2010, first as a technician in the area of production and social policy, then as coordinator of the area and since 2014 as legal representative. Since 2023, he is also the coordinator of the food and nutritional security and sovereignty program.
The activities he performs are diverse, ranging from answering queries from associates to supporting the rest of the team in making important decisions in the organization such as signing contracts, resource management, support in the field, in meetings, among the main ones.
In his free time, Walter likes to ride his mountain bike, go for walks with his wife and daughter, and as a family he likes to plant garden plants, vegetables and fruit trees.