Kirindera Women’s Peace - DRC 250g

Tasting notes: Black Tea, Lemongrass, Perfectly Balanced 

Process: Fully Washed 

In July 2016, Coopade created a Women’s Section with the objective of allowing women coffee farmers to control and develop their own coffee through the whole chain from production through to export. As the women in DR Congo already carry out the largest proportion of the work the coffee farms, including harvest, this has meant focusing on the delivery of the coffee cherries to the washing station, and managing the washing and drying of the parchment coffee. The Women’s Section have built a total of seven of the fifteen Coopade washing stations to date, of which Kirindera was one of the first. These washing stations are entirely managed by the Women’s Section. Their aims are to improve both coffee yields and coffee quality, and by doing so to secure better livelihoods for their families. The women of Kirindera chose to call their coffee ‘Women’s Peace Coffee’ because of the atrocities that have been committed and which continue to be committed in Eastern DR Congo. By growing coffee, women can say no to what is happening, and in particular by employing young people they can provide them with an alternative so that they are no longer drawn to join the armed groups that are destabilizing Virunga National Park. 

Produced by: Coopade Cooperative, North Kivu. 

Varietal: Blue Mountain, Katwai and Rumangabo 

Altitude: 1688 MASL

Suitable for all brewing methods

We would always encourage to purchase our coffees as whole beans and grind on demand, however we now offer ground coffee for espresso and filter too! Please note that coffee is ground just before dispatch and a tamper proof seal will be applied to the coffee bag.