Rwanda

 Sholi Cooperative, Muhanaga District, Southern Province 

This coffee is from the Kundwa Women's Association; the parent of the Sholi Cooperative. The Sholi Coop currently has 619 members, 241 of which are women, including two of the five board members. The Kundwa association has two communal farm plots specifically for women produced coffees. In 2016, Sholi received a grant to build both a community center and a regional health center that is available to both members and residents. 

The Sholi Cooperative has Fairtrade, Organic, and Rainforest Alliance certifications. They have used Fairtrade funds to start an apiary project and distribute cows to the members. They have also recently started a program for young single mothers from ages 18-25, giving them a collective coffee field, with all cherry sale proceeds returning to the women. 

Fully washed, medium roast

Fair Trade Organic, Women produced

Tasting Notes: mango, plum, caramel