With Bloomberg Philanthropies\u2019 generous support, Sustainable Growers, home of Question Coffee, has provided agricultural training, coffee processing, and market-based skills to over 50,000 women farmers across Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Tanzania, bringing them up through the coffee value chain. Sustainable Growers\u2019 effective training, trade, and public-private partnership model promoting the economic inclusion of women farmers and producers was recently selected by Expo 2020 Dubai among 50 Global Best Practice Programs that align with the advancement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.<\/p>\n
Further promoting the visibility and economic inclusion of women coffee farmers and producers, Sustainable Growers\u2019 Question Coffee Caf\u00e9 & Training Center in Kigali allows customers to learn from \u201cSeed to Sip\u201d and experience Question Coffee, the sustainably grown coffee produced enrollees of the training program. In addition, customers can further their Question Coffee experience by booking women-led coffee farm treks on TripAdvisor, where they can learn the \u201cSeed to Sip\u201d process from producers firsthand. To date, Question Coffee has expanded its market to corporate brands and hotels around the world including the Marriott Hotel, Serena Hotel, Singita Hotel, RwandAir, and Rwanda\u2019s National Parks, thus boosting women\u2019s coffee visibility and sales locally and internationally.<\/p>\n
Mrs. Christine Condo, Executive Director of Sustainable Growers said: \u201cSustainable Growers is committed to working hand in hand with coffee stakeholders to achieve inclusive and sustainable development to unlock women coffee farmers\u2019 potential and allow them to contribute to their families\u2019 wellbeing and play a significant role in the country’s economy at large.\u201d<\/p>\n
On this International Coffee Day, Sustainable Growers recognizes coffee farmers and producers as well as supporters, partners, and customers\u2019 contribution to the economic independence of women and their families. To learn more about Sustainable Growers, visit sustainablegrowers.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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