BURUNDI - TURIHAMWE WASHING STATION (women producers)
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About this coffee
"In the highlands of Ngozi Province, northern Burundi, a remarkable story of collaboration, resilience, and empowerment is unfolding. At 1,750 meters above sea level, the Turihamwe Turashobora washing station —whose name means “Together We Can” in Kirundi—stands as a symbol of what’s possible when vision meets determination.
The main variety is Bourbon, and as per most of the arabica producing area in Burundi the harvest takes place from March to June, where cherries are carefully handpicked for consistency of ripeness and brought to the station for processing daily.
Turihamwe is a women-led initiative, built and owned by a group of seven entrepreneurial coffee farmers who pooled their savings, now involving more than 2000 smallholders in the area earned through quality premiums from JNP Coffee, to create Burundi’s first woman-owned wet mill. When they began, there wasn’t even a road to the site. Undeterred, they built one themselves. With support from JNP Coffee and their own investment group, these women turned a dream into a thriving business. Since its founding in 2019, Turihamwe has grown from producing five micro-lots to 1,200 bags of coffee per year, all while maintaining a focus on quality and sustainability.
