Ivonne Hererra

Ivonne grew up watching her parents and grandparents grow and sell coffee. At age 21, she decided to take up the career herself. She now owns and oversees all coffee production at Finca Mirador del Volcán, located just outside her home village of Los Pocitos, about an hour and a half drive south from Guatemala City.

Most of Ivonne's workforce comes from Los Pocitos, a small village near her farm where she grew up, and where her family still lives. During harvest this year she also hired 15 additional pickers. They had traveled across Guatemala to work with Ivonne, who offers higher pay and better working conditions than most farms.

In Ivonne's case, the additional income from working with Onda has allowed her to employ more people from Los Pocitos than any other employer. She also facilitates annual community medical clinics alongside her father, providing medical care where there otherwise would be little.