Making a Difference
Since 2005, Saint Basil Coffee has contributed more than half a million dollars to missions that serve those most in need. We hope to grow our contribution amount and reach more people in need of our help. The power of your purchase or donation is exponentially compounded when given to the missions we support.
The missions we support have all demonstrated a clear purpose that aims to promote social justice and have also demonstrated financial need.
INSA is located in one of the poorest barrios in Cali and was established to provide an education to children who otherwise would not be able to attend school. This school is renowned in the region for the quality of education it provides to its students. Guided by the Basilian Fathers, it has been ranked as one of the top schools in Cali, Colombia. El Instituto de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción instills the Basilian tradition of goodness discipline, and knowledge to the disadvantaged children of Cali and has done so for 24 years.
The Basilian Fathers mission project (Loaves and Fishes) in Bogota goes to feeding the children and the elderly. These groups are given nutrition when they might have otherwise gone without because of their economic situations.
OLG is a residential school for grades K-8 that serves nearly 200 orphaned and vulnerable children and provides them a quality education. The school was founded in 2008, responding to the political unrest and tribal violence in the region. The tension of their surroundings and the high rates of HIV/AIDS made traveling to school an unsafe endeavor for the children. Saint Basil Coffee has supported the school with….
In Medellin, the Basilian Fathers established a project to provide job skills training. Donations from Saint Basil Coffee helped purchase much needed equipment for the project’s computer science and carpentry job training program.
The dental clinic serves the poor in Medellin by providing quality free or affordable oral care. Donations made by Saint Basil Coffee have helped purchase dental equipment and supplies so that the clinic can continue to do its work for the neighborhood.
The political and social unrest in Colombia’s neighbor, Venezuela, has caused a large influx of immigrants. A soup kitchen was established in Cali, Colombia, to provide assistance to the refugees.
Missions