Description
– Women Coffee Extension (WCE) cooperative established to empower female producers in Rwandan coffee production, with 60% female membership.
– Project aims to improve livelihoods by providing training for transparent trade, quality improvement, and higher prices.
– Women farmers experience increased productivity, access to international buyers, decreased financial risks, and improved community sustainability.
– Rwanda project significantly impacts women farmers, doubling coffee income and coffee tree yield.
– Founders Arine Ucyeye, Odette Uwamariya, and Audace Ngabonziza address challenges and rewards, including
medical care, with 700 individuals now receiving medical insurance through the cooperative.