Created in 2006, The Qawale project has been built to assist and empower small and medium producers.

The project has been created by Vides58, a coffee structure in Huehuetenango with decades of experience in specialty coffee. They share knowledge with the producers and provide technical support on the field about practices and processing. Because the base of the program is built around the Rainforest Alliance certification, the activities are guided by the RFA model and focus on increasing native tree cover, and soil cover. This lot is called El Panal, which means honeycomb, because the project requires the elegant organisation of a bee hive! The increase of biodiversity in the farms also allows more bees around.

The producers of the project also receive social benefits such as medical assistance and access to educational support provided by the Montesori school financed by Vides 58. They also have access to recreational and cultural activities.

The program covers the regions around La Libertad in Huehuetenango. It started with a handful of producers but due to its success, new members join every day.

Most of the producers process their coffees themselves on their farms. This requires a rigorous follow-up of the processing techniques during the harvest in order to obtain an homogeneous quality. The producers all received Q-process trainings and have followed similar practices to develop this lot.