BURUNDI - Turihamwe

This exceptional coffee was produced entirely by women farmers and processed at the Gitemezi wet mill in the Ngozi Province. The mill was built in 2018 by a group of women farmers who had long wanted a processing site of their own for quality assurance. The group of women farmers behind this coffee are a part of a larger producer group who refers to themselves as Turihamwe Turashobora in Kirundi, which translates to “Together We Can!’’ They achieved an output of 1,000 bags of coffee this year, with plans to reach 1,200 in 2021. The wet mill and quality team is entirely women-led and works closely with trained Q Graders on best quality practices and lot curation.

Impact:

Our importing partner, JNP Coffee, is highly focused on women’s empowerment. JNP Coffee founder, Jeanine Niyonzima-Aroian, along with a few local women’s rights advocates, formulated the Burundi chapter of the International Women’s Coffee Alliance. The network of IWCA farmer members in Burundi is now more than 2,000, whose coffee is differentiated by membership, marketed for its traceability and impact, and which generates end-of-year premiums for all involved. We are proud to say that this coffee is IWCA certified. 

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