Buy a Bag

The Love People, Love Coffee campaign runs through Sept. 15 to help provide oral health care access in Guatemala.

What if your morning coffee had the power to cross borders and change lives? Now through Sept. 15, it can.

Buy a limited-edition, mediumroast 10oz. bag (or several) of certified organic and fair trade, non-GMO coffee lovingly created by 128 female Guatemalan coffee producers, featuring notes of orange, mango, banana and dark chocolate. All proceeds go to support Smile Generation’s nonprofit partner, the Pacific Dental Services Foundation (PDSF) and its International Dentistry Program. The PDSF is a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization whose mission is creating opportunities to serve through improving oral health care locally, nationally and internationally.

Access to care, oral health literacy, and lack of local dental professionals are urgent challenges in Guatemala. There is only 1 licensed dentist per 100,000 people with a daily diet heavy in sugar and light on oral health.

With 54 percent of Guatemala’s population living in poverty and 13 percent in extreme conditions, dental disease is a tremendous problem in this country of over 16 million people. The PDSF Clinical Dental in Xenacoj, Guatemala provides 100% free oral health care to residents, some who travel long distances for the opportunity to be seen.

To help bring awareness to the clinic’s important work, the PDSF has partnered with Asociación Barillense de Agricultores (ASOBAGRI), a nonprofit, all-female coffee producer co-op known for its high-quality coffee and Sir Owlvericks Coffee, a womanowned roaster in California.

By purchasing this coffee, you allow the PDSF to continue to provide vital oral health care to the underserved Guatemalan population while also empowering female coffee producers and entrepreneurs to defeat the cycle of poverty.