Rwanda Specialty Coffee

Project Overview

A USAID-funded development alliance of institutes, industries and NGOs that have helped identify Rwandan coffee as a powerful economic driver  as a premium export for the recovering nation.

  • Supported the creation of coffee washing stations that enforce quality control.
  • Assisted in the arrival of over 1,000 coffee cargo bikes in Rwanda, empowering farmers to get their crops to washing stations more quickly, ensuring that farmers get optimal payment for their perishible harvests.
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How to Help

Purchase: Buy Rwandan coffee - link to US companies who distribute: http://www.spread.org.rw/buyrwandancoffee_main.php?leftmenu=1
Donate: Contact SPREAD for donating to support coffee farmers. Coffee bike specific donations to Bikes to Rwanda: http://bikestorwanda.com/index.php?page_id=4 or Donate to Project Rwanda: http://projectrwanda.org/Donate.php
Visit: Go on a coffee safari: http://www.spread.org.rw/gooncoffeesafari_main.php?leftmenu=1
Volunteer: Lots of opportunities. Contact spread.org bikestorwanda.com or projectrwanda.org

Contact

Partner: SPREAD
Location: Butare, Rwanda
Website: www.spread.org.rw
Email: schilling@spread.org.rw
Contact: Dr Tim Schilling