The Mbizi Washing Station is located in Kamonyi, in the southern providence of Rwanda, on an altitude of aprox. 1,500 – 1,800 m.a.s.l.
The Women coffee Extension (WCE) brings together female farmers to empower them with new economic opportunities, through trainings on the coffee value chain.The goal is to empower female farmers, using the production and sale of their own products, as a vehicle to create a social change.Many of these women are widows or orphans of the 1994 genocide and have needed to provide a living for their families alone.The latest projects of WCE are life insurances for the farmers and clean water distribution.
About Coffee Harvesting in Rwanda
Often compared to Kenyan coffee, Rwandan coffee at its best is creamy-bodied, with sweet citrus acidity reminiscent of Kenya. The best offer caramel and floral notes on the finish, adding a pleasing layer of complexity.
