Cooperative 1957 members. The Abakundakawa co-operative is a Fairtrade farmers group producing some of the finest coffee in Rwanda. Abakundakawa translates to: those who love coffee. This Rwandan cooperative with a funny name formed in 2004. In six years, ...

Located on the outskirts of Kigali, Rwanda, Cards from Africa is a bustling atmosphere of skilled paper crafters and creative card makers. At the end of the afternoon, our employees bring home an income that is 4 to 6 times higher than the average Rwandan ...

With 110 small coffee producers in its creation, COOPAC organizes and supervises the activities of 2,200 small coffee producers distributed over six primary cooperatives namely KODUKAKI (in Kigeyo) KOTWIBAKABO (in Boneza) COOPCAMU (in Mushonyi) KOZAMUKANY ...

The COPABU now has about 450 members: rural women working in traditional baskets and men in the sculpture. The main raw material at the base of their products is the banana bark, grass marsh, papyrus and jacaranda wood.This cooperative is currently workin ...

A cooperative of 43 expert weavers in Nyamata, Rwanda, since August 2007. The women at Covanya not only hand-craft stunning traditional Agaseke Baskets, Plateau Baskets, and the best-selling Basket Ornaments (perfect for the holidays!), but they also just ...

The innovative Dancing Pots pottery project was established in 2001 and works with 14 potters groups located throughout Rwanda By commercializing the Twa's traditional skills of pottery and dance, and creating a Twa-run Fair Trade craft enterprise, Dancin ...

Kigeme, Kiziba, and Gihembe are names of refugee camps within Rwanda. The tragic 1994 genocide and years of fighting among Hutu, Tutsi, and governmental factions displaced nearly 2.5 million people by the end of 1999.     Repatriation efforts ...

The union RWANDA ART is an organization of and for artisans. It is based in the city of Butare, Huye District, Southern Province of Rwanda. RWANDA ART currently represents three large production and sales cooperatives from different regions in the South. ...

The Rwanda Basket Company is a program of Rwanda Partners that is working to change the lives of impoverished weavers in Rwanda. Rwanda Partners is a nonprofit organization that is working to restore and heal the people of Rwanda through reconciliation an ...

Most artists in Rwanda have a difficult time accessing the local market. They either miss out on the growing tourist market completely or are forced to use a middleman to whom they pay a large percentage of their profits. Historically, there has been no s ...

SAME SKY is a fair-trade company whose mission is to empower women worldwide and inspire a movement of women empowering women. Founded in 2008, SAME SKY aims to be a part of the global movement lifting women out of poverty by giving them the tools to beco ...

Our work encompasses more than just buying and selling. We offer prepayments so our partners can sustain their business. Create new designs so they can build their markets. Teach new skills so they can develop their craft. Provide grants so they can expan ...

The world's only 100% Fair Trade lender - They shared a vision of reducing poverty and created a financial co-operative to pool money from investors. This money began to be lent to farmers and handicraft makers in the developing world. As the pot of money ...

Societé Rwandanise pour la production et le commercialisation du Thé 70% of Sorwathe tea is sourced from 6,893 surrounding smallholder tea growers Located 75 km from the capital Kigali     Established in 1975 Partners with Cafédirect since 20 ...

Founded in 2000, The Dukunde Kawa Cooperative (Musasa) cultivates its high-quality coffee near a mountain gorilla habitat in central Rwanda. By producing high-end coffee for the international market and employing a majority female workforce, the cooperati ...