Nyampinga | Rwanda

Produced by: Nyampinga Women’s Coffee CooperativeCountry: Rwanda Region: Nyaruguru regionProcess: WashedVarietal: BourbonRoast Profile: Light-MediumTasting Notes: Molasses, Ginger, KumquatThis coffee has our heart in many ways. Brought to us by our partners at Sustainable Harvest, we are incredibly humbled to offer the Rwanda Nymapinga. This coffee comes from an all-women’s collective, and has a rich story of prosperity. In addition, this name has significant meaning, with Nyampinga, translating to "beautiful Women, both inside and out," in Swahili.Women have become an integral part of the coffee production in Rwanda in part due to the Rwanda Genocide which lasted exactly 100 days. With many men killed, women have replaced men in the workforce, as well as politics. Since 2013 the women of Nyampinga have received training in agronomy, market access, and quality control from Sustainable Growers. The result of the farmer's hard work and enhanced knowledge of coffee production has been a r