{"id":637,"date":"2026-05-20T14:55:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manarapanuifoundation.org\/coffee-plants\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T01:23:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T01:23:57","slug":"coffee-plants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manarapanuifoundation.org\/es_ES\/coffee-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapa Nui Coffee Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PROJECTS \u2014 REGENERATIVE ECONOMY<\/p>\n

Rapa Nui Coffee Project<\/h1>\n

“Clean energy and coffee \u2014 grown by Rapa Nui’s disabled workers.”<\/p>\n

Cultivated in the same volcanic soil that gave the world Rapamycin.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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2029<\/p>\n

First harvest target<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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100%<\/p>\n

Inclusive employment<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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10%<\/p>\n

Revenue to Foundation<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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1964<\/p>\n

Year Rapamycin discovered here<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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THE PROJECT<\/p>\n

Not Just Coffee \u2014 Dignity, Income and Independence<\/h2>\n

The Rapa Nui Coffee Project is the Foundation’s flagship regenerative agriculture initiative. We are cultivating premium specialty coffee in the island’s unique volcanic soil \u2014 an environment that produces some of the rarest biochemical compounds on earth, including Rapamycin.<\/p>\n

Every worker in this project is a person with a disability. This is not charity \u2014 it is an economic model built on dignity, inclusion, and the land’s natural power.<\/p>\n

10% of all revenue flows directly to the Mana Rapa Nui Foundation to fund medical equipment, rehabilitation, and community care.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Environmental Model<\/h3>\n

Coffee cultivation creates a permanent carbon lung for the planet. Replicable worldwide with appropriate species and climate.<\/p>\n

Economic Model<\/h3>\n

Workers earn fair wages. The Foundation earns recurring revenue. The land earns permanent ecological protection.<\/p>\n

Social Model<\/h3>\n

People with disabilities gain employment, purpose, and participation in Rapa Nui’s regenerative future.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE SOIL<\/p>\n

The Same Volcanic Soil That Gave the World Rapamycin<\/h2>\n

In 1964, scientists discovered Rapamycin in the soil of Rapa Nui \u2014 a molecule now used in organ transplants, cancer treatment, and longevity research worldwide. The island’s volcanic geology produces unique biochemical conditions found nowhere else on earth.<\/p>\n

Our coffee grows in this same extraordinary soil. The terroir of Rapa Nui is not just history \u2014 it is the future of premium specialty agriculture.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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PHOTO GALLERY<\/p>\n

Coffee Project in Action<\/h2>\n
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WHY THIS PROJECT EXISTS<\/p>\n

Coffee Is the Engine. Dignity Is the Mission.<\/h2>\n

The Rapa Nui Coffee Project is not separate from our disability mission \u2014 it is the economic foundation that makes it possible. Every bag of coffee sold funds wheelchairs, prosthetics, rehabilitation services, and community care for Rapa Nui’s disabled population.<\/p>\n

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Step 1<\/p>\n

People with disabilities grow and harvest specialty coffee in Rapa Nui’s volcanic soil<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Step 2<\/p>\n

Coffee is sold globally as a premium product. Workers earn wages. Foundation earns 10% revenue.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Step 3<\/p>\n

Foundation revenue funds medical equipment, rehabilitation, and care for Rapa Nui’s disabled community.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Support the Coffee Project<\/h2>\n

Help us plant more trees, employ more workers, and build a permanent economic engine for Rapa Nui’s disabled community.<\/p>\n Donar Ahora<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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