SANA Program

Our Model

Our model was designed putting the cultural and social realities of women coffee farmers at the forefront. We provide an integrative, accessible, and carefully tailored mental health and wellness program that combines teletherapy, virtual education, and community-driven support. Programs are designed for groups of 10 to 40 participants and are 5-month long.

A flowchart illustrating phases of a teletherapy program, starting with onboarding and surveys, followed by multiple teletherapy sessions, group workshops, and ending with post-program surveys and ongoing community support.

What’s included in our program? ⤵️ ⤵️

Communication & Educational Support

  • An educational curriculum is provided in a virtual space using infographics, audio, and video content created in-house to guide and prepare participants during the 5-months.

  • Ongoing support via WhatsApp group, to share updates, gather feedback, and build a supportive community–reducing isolation and helping participants relate to one another.

  • An initial, pre- and post-program surveys are conducted via phone calls to get to know participants, collect information to inform our program, and build rapport.

  • After the program, participants gain access to SANA’s global WhatsApp private group where we continue to provide educational resources to any woman who has been part of a SANA program. 

Teletherapy Sessions & Psychosocial Support

  • Female licensed psychologists experienced in teletherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and working with underserved communities will see participants. 

  • These spaces are private and is where participants explore their mental health through psychosocial support. Each program includes two 60-minute teletherapy sessions via video or phone call.

  • Ongoing support from the psychologists during the program. Participants can contact them directly via text or audio messages with questions or doubts.

  • At the end of the program, the psychologists identify 10% of participants who are invited to continue with three additional teletherapy sessions to complete a 3-month treatment.

Group Workshops

  • Workshops are tailor-made by the psychologists based on the most mentioned themes during all teletherapy sessions and structured into three sections: educational content, wellness tools, and interactive activities.

  • For logistical and technical support, we collaborated with cooperatives and associations. Participants attend these workshops in person while we execute them virtually.

  • We provide transportation allowances for those participants we need it.

  • Workshops conclude with a breakfast session, providing an open space for participants to connect, share their therapy experiences, and build a support network.

  • A certificate/diploma of program completion and a pin from the SANA program they were part of are provided.

We Collect & Listen

    • Through pre & post-program surveys, we use the data collected actively to inform each phase of the program, gain insight into their mental health state, preferences, and reveal impact, benefits and areas of improvement. 

    • Semi-structured surveys, combined with multiple-choice, yes/no, open-ended questions, and SANA index 5-Points Unipolar Likert Scale questions.

    • Given potential technological and literacy barriers, surveys are conducted via phone call and transcribed by the surveyor. These phone calls also help us to build rapport with participants.

    • To safeguard participant privacy, all pre- and post-program survey responses are anonymized before being processed or analyzed.

    • Each psychologist provides a report per teletherapy session, keeping out all confidential information that participants’ shared during sessions. We collect data like: most mentioned topics during teletherapy sessions to we use to design our workshops.

    • The psychologist’s report is designed with multiple-choice, yes/no, open-ended questions, and a mental exam using a 5-Points Unipolar Likert Scale questions.

CARMEN

“We all carry a burden, and these spaces helped me lighten mine. My daughter passed away, and I went through the grief alone, unable to speak about her. I had never done therapy before, and here I was able to identify things that had been quietly there, beneath the surface. I felt connected to the psychologist; I found in her understanding, trust, and empathy. I was finally able to open up and begin to understand what I couldn’t see before.”

FAQs

  • SANA partners and has strong relationships with women's coffee farmer associations, cooperatives, and groups across Colombia. We select participants based on available funding and assess each group’s interest and access to the technology needed to participate. We also collaborate with companies already working with women coffee farmers who wish to sponsor a customized program for a specific group/cluster of Colombian women coffee farmers.

  • To enroll in a SANA program, women coffee farmers must have a genuine interest in participating and be available to actively engage in the 5-month program, which includes teletherapy sessions, virtual educational curriculum, and group workshops. They also need access good connectivity through a phone, WhatsApp. Additionally, they must be part of a group or cooperative selected by SANA or a sponsoring partner.

  • Yes! SANA services and support are primarily delivered virtually, including teletherapy sessions, ongoing online community engagement and educational curriculum. However, in Phase 4 of the program, we organize in-person interactive workshops where participants gather locally while services are delivered virtually. This is the only in-person component and is designed to strengthen connection and participation among the women.

  • Yes! We are committed to hiring highly qualified professionals. All our psychologists are licensed, specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), with over three years of experience in teletherapy and working with rural communities in Colombia. They undergo a three-step interview process and receive onboarding from SANA at the start of each program. Additionally, our program assistant is also licensed psychologist. Lastly, our priority is to provide psychosocial support and promote healthier lives, do not focus on clinical psychology, and our primarily goal is not to diagnose.

  • Sponsoring a woman to participate in the SANA program costs USD$300 and includes full access to all program services and support. For group sponsorships, the cost starts at USD$3,000 for 10 participants and USD$12,000 for 40 participants.

    All contributions are tax-deductible donations to the extent allowed by law, as SANA operates under the fiscal sponsorship of American Friends of Bean Voyage know as Bean Voyage, a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Donors will receive an official donation receipt issued by them for tax purposes.

VERÓNICA

“The teletherapy sessions with the psychologist went very well and were truly beneficial. In fact, just days before, I had been feeling overwhelmed, and the sessions came at the perfect time. The psychologist guided me through challenges with my daughter and helped me release past resentments and pain. Those two sessions were truly healing.”

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