(Santa Fe, N.M.) - Coffee Kids and JavaVentures will host a fun and informative tour in the coffee lands of Costa Rica, Nov. 6-11. This five-day tour will focus on coffee communities and a student scholarship project supported by The Rural Children's Education Foundation (FHC) and sponsored by Coffee Kids.

On this trip participants will have the opportunity to learn how coffee and grassroots community development serve as critical elements to providing families and communities a higher quality of life and hope for the future.

Coffee Kids has been supporting FHC since 1996. Scholarships help defray the costs of textbooks and supplies, transportation, and school uniforms. Since the project's inception, more than 7,000 students have benefited. Many of them have returned to their communities to work as teachers, agronomists or accountants.

Cost of the trip is $1,295 and includes a donation to FHC. For a complete trip itinerary and more information, visit www.javaventures.com or www.coffeekids.org or call 415-595-2924.

Coffee Kids, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of coffee-farming families. Founded in 1988, the organization works closely with partners in coffee-growing communities to create community-based programs that respect the values, cultural integrity and ingenuity of the communities.

Coffee Kids currently supports economic diversification, education, and healthcare programs in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Peru. To learn more about Coffee Kids or to make a donation, please visit www.coffeekids.org or call 505-820-1443. Trip Registration Deadline Sept. 15

POSTED: Tuesday, August 07, 2007