Selva Negra Coffee Estate - Social Conditions

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Workers housing and its maintenance is all responsibility of the farm. All the houses were built with concrete with tile of concrete floors, the kitchen uses a Lorena style that saves a lot on energy and they all have chimney, part of them have running water others have to collect it from close by water supply. Most houses have 2 bedrooms with large living room, kitchen and laundry area. They all have electricity paid by the farm. Each house has an out-house.

There is a central garbage disposal, this is collected twice a week by the farm tractor to be taken to the compost site and used for compost.
There is also a place for public showers and 20 "lavanderos" (local laundry mats)where personnel does their laundry. This soapy water is collected to be used as part of the natural insect repellent.

Selva Negra Coffee Estate
KM 140 Carretera a Jinotega Matagalpa, Nicaragua 011-505-772-3883

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					Workers housing and its maintenance is all responsibility of the farm. All the houses were built with concrete with tile of concrete floors, the kitchen uses a Lorena style that saves a lot on energy and they all have chimney, part of them have running water others have to collect it from close by water supply. Most houses have 2 bedrooms with large living room, kitchen and laundry area. They all have electricity paid by the farm. Each house has an out-house.
	There is a central garbage disposal, this is collected twice a week by the farm tractor to be taken to the compost site and used for compost. There is also a place for public showers and 20 "lavanderos" (local laundry mats)where personnel does their laundry. This soapy water is collected to be used as part of the natural insect repellent.