Rwanda Murundo (Kivubelt People)

CO-OP
Dark Roast
Notes: Sweet Burnt Sugar, Light Spice, Full Bodied
Process Method: Washed

More about this roast:
One of this year’s suite of coffees from the boutique Kivubelt group in western Rwanda, this lot comes from the Jarama Coffee Washing Station (CWS), one of two processing sites the Kivubelt company operates. Cyiya is a small community with a high elevation and distinct forest influence that contribute great potential to the coffee. Thanks to the farmers making the most of this potential, Cyiya’s coffee is annually among the top lots processed by the Jarama CWS.  

Kivubelt was established in 2011 by Furaha Umwizey, after returning to Rwanda with a master’s degree in economics from Switzerland. Born and raised in Rwanda, Umwizey’s goal with Kivubelt is to create a model coffee plantation, as sustainable in agriculture as it is impactful in local employment and empowerment. The company began with 200 scattered acres of farmland in Gihombo, a community in Rwanda’s coffee- famous Nyamasheke district that runs along the breathtaking central shoreline of Lake Kivu.