Sustainable Harvest, the green coffee company that annually hosts the popular farmer-focused Let\u2019s Talk Coffee event, is preparing to host Let\u2019s Talk Coffee Rwanda on Feb. 18 and 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Rwanda event, hosted by event partner Women for Women International (WfWI) in the Kayonza District, is part of a new three-year initiative funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, entrepreneur and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg\u2019s charitable organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event is not in place of Sustainable Harvest\u2019s annual Let\u2019s Talk Coffee event; it is merely the beginning of a new initiative with the singular focus of helping female smallholders in Rwanda find financial opportunities, network, receive job training in the production of coffee, mushrooms and honey. Sustainable Harvest says the event is a reflection of its \u201cRelationship Coffee\u201d model, and it has launched its own local NGO, Sustainable Harvest-Rwanda, to support the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRelationships are critical to the future of specialty coffee,\u201d David Griswold, president and founder of Sustainable Harvest, said in an announcement late last week. \u201cWe must work collaboratively to address the challenges smallholder women farmers face. Let\u2019s Talk Coffee Rwanda offers a unique forum for fostering these conversations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The two-day event will include 150 female farmers, roasters, retailers, NGOs, and senior government officials, with interactive training sessions, panel discussions and a keynote from Grace Hightower De Niro, the actress and philanthropist who launched her own company, Grace Hightower & Coffees of Rwanda, last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThrough understanding and awareness of what the marketplace is demanding, and by hearing directly from those in the business, we empower women farmers to see new ways to increase incomes,\u201d says Esther Mukundane, country director of Sustainable Harvest-Rwanda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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