Advancing Women Producers
in Business Through Coffee

In partnerships with government. Women enterprise linked to buyers. Impact for change.

Our Mission

At Sustainable Growers, we align with governments to unlock the potential of women coops to become leading entrepreneurs in East Africa and link women coops to buyers to sell their coffees at premium prices all over the world. To complement the expertise of women producers in our coffee program, we leverage agri-tech practices for smart farm management to maximize profits. Driving impact for sustainable socio-economic change for the women, their families and the community-at-large.

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Our success comes from the small, deliberate actions we take every day. We are hands-on to make sure we attend to the details.
Esther Mukangango
President, Nyampinga Cooperative
Our Results
Driving Impact for Change
6%
Increase in women in cooperative board membership
55%
Increased volumes of green coffee processed
31%
Increased cooperative membership
65%
Increase in female cooperative members
11%
Increase in coffee washing station job uptake
Our Approach
How We Work
01

Align With Governments

Align growth strategy to governments' vision to unlock the potential of women coops to become leading African entrepreneurs.

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02

Link Women Coops to Buyers

We link women coops to buyers to sell their coffees at premium prices all over the world through our comprehensive coffee program.

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03

Leverage Agri-Tech Practices

Sustainable Growers partners with a state-of-the-art agri-tech company to cost-effectively track and deliver impact.

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04

Advancing Women Coops

We advance women producers through coffee with our vocational training program to build their professionalism.

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Coop Story

Nyampinga — Women Leaders Taking Care of the Community

In the celebration of International Women's Day, Nyampinga members joined forces to construct a house for 3 orphans from a late member of the cooperative. They also assisted in renovating the home of widow Mrs. Bazubagia Josephine.

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Recent Work
Our Recent Projects
Social Enterprise

Question Coffee

The social enterprise is an extra arm for the women to sell and promote their coffees. In 2016, Question Coffee Café and Roastery was established.

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Research

World Coffee Research Trials

In partnership with World Coffee Research, three On-Farm Technological Trials have been installed in Rwanda to advance sustainable farming.

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Global Recognition

Expo 2020 Dubai

Selected as one of 25 projects providing tangible solutions to the world's biggest challenges as part of the Global Best Practice Programme.

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Where We Work


Rwanda
12,080 Producers
Democratic Republic Of Congo
13,600 Producers
Tanzania
11,268 Producers
Map of Rwanda, DRC and Tanzania
Our Partners
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Bloomberg
Philanthropies
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