Womens Washing Station Rwandan Coffee -
The Women’s Washing Station
Rwandan coffee washing station
We call this Rwandan Women’s Washing Station coffee for a good reason. This particular washing station is run and managed by local women. The aim of the station is to engage every woman working in the local coffee sector. In this way they hope to improve their lives and well-being. A key part of the project is to promote socio-economic projects. Finding better prices for their coffee is another key goal..
They are members of International Women’s Coffee Alliance .
Almost all regions of Rwanda produce coffee. The rich soils on the picturesque hillsides (1400 – 1900 masl) are ideal for growing coffee. Rwanda has no large estates. Instead, some 400,000 small-scale farmers and their families run the coffee industry. Most of these farmers own less than quarter of a hectare of land each. Almost all of Rwanda’s coffee is Arabica. 95% is one of several long-established Bourbon varieties.