Rwanda Organic Dukunde Kawa Washed Bourbon

ORIGIN INFORMATION Grower 459 smallholder farmers organized around the Mbilima Coffee Washing Station | Dukunde Kawa Cooperative Variety Local Bourbon cultivars Region Akanduga Village, Gakenke District, Rwanda Altitude 1500 – 2100 meters Process Fully washed and dried in raised beds Certifications Fair Trade, Organic BACKGROUND DETAILS Dukunde Kawa is a well-known producer group in Rwanda, as much for exceptionally bright and memorable coffees as for its exceptional business structure: the cooperative carries multiple certifications for its various washing stations including Fair Trade, Organic, Rainforest Alliance, and UTZ, and more than 80% of its workforce is women. Not only that but the organization is located in the Northern province, which, despite its closeness to Kigali, tends to be little-known in specialty coffee compared to the west and south. Since first organizing in 2000 with a single wet mill, years before the majority of washing stations in Rwanda e