Simone is part of the team that founded The Lucy Foundation in 2014 and made the inaugural trip to Pluma Hidalgo in 2014/2015. With the team, she saw the opportunity for a social enterprise, built around supply of coffee, to make a meaningful and sustained impact on the lives of people with disabilities.
Simone draws on her background in food manufacturing to contribute to strategy, commercial and operational planning for The Lucy Foundation.
We're making more fertiliser! A mix of whey, molasses, milk, amino acids, minerals, and vitamins... this is microbiology in action. As Cata tells the team: these microorganisms are offering their life, to give more life!
This fertiliser will eventually be used to regenerate the soil where our delicious coffee grows.
Purchase your inclusive coffee beans today: www.thelucyfoundation.com/help-us-out/
#disabilityinclusion #disabilityemployment #inclusivefertiliser #Organiccoffee
Last night Robbie Francis Watene had the pleasure of presenting at the Rototuna Rotary Club in Hamilton. The club has supported TLF for several years now. We are so fortunate to be surrounded by such kind and generous Rotarians who believe whole heartedly in the motto of 'service above self'.
On that note... did you know that TLF was born in Kirikiriroa (Hamilton)? All of our co-founders have strong ties to the Waikato, and have been working on an exciting new project to promote training and employment opportunities for disabled Kiwis in the region. Stay tuned for more updates coming soon!
Buy your inclusive coffee today: www.thelucyfoundation.com/help-us-out/
#RotaryNZ #rototunarotary #district9930 #hamilton #Kirikiriroa #disabilityemployment #disabilityinclusion #thebestcoffeeofalliscoffeeforall #PlumaCoffeeProject
It's Friday! Remember all that soil the team prepared in bags and seedling trays a couple of weeks back? Well, now it's time to plant the turmeric and ginger! Mmm, delicioso!
Support this project by donating or purchase your TLF coffee today: www.thelucyfoundation.com/help-us-out/
#greenhouse #organicveggies #disabilityinclusion #nzinmexico
Follow the recent 7.4 earthquake in Oaxaca, our team sprung into action to assist their neighbours. Thanks to the generous donations from supporters in Aotearoa New Zealand, the team were able to purchase building supplies to help fix structural damage. Here they are delivering materials to local families, which will be used to reconstruct homes. The local children were very happy to help too!
Thank you for your ongoing support. Without your donations, we could not do what we do. To donate to TLF, head to: www.thelucyfoundation.com/donate/
#community #OaxacaEarthquake #teamwork #disabilityinclusion
A lovely wee surprise to wake up to today...
TLF's Robbie Francis Watene has been named one of 30 global disability rights activists on Diversability’s D-30 Disability Impact List.
The list celebrates 30 years of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), and Robbie's nomination was chosen from over 400 submissions. More information about the list and honourees is available at: mydiversability.com/d30
#D30DisList #Diversability #PlumaCoffeeProject #DisabilityEmployment #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityRights #TheBestCoffeeOfAllIsCoffeeForAll #DisabilityRightsMonitoring #UNCRPD
[Image description: On a black background with gold confetti sprinkled from the top, gold block text at the top, “The D-30 Disability Impact List.” Below, a gold bar with text in black, “2020 Honoree.” Below, a photo of Robbie next to her name in white and their country in a gold bar. In the bottom corner, the Diversability logo in white and the hashtag #D30DisList. In the photo Robbie sits with her legs crossed. She is wearing black, has a red head scarf, and a brightly coloured Lucy Leg (prosthetic) and shoes.]