Our partnership with Kula Project

In Rwanda, not only is the poverty rate higher for those who depend on agriculture as their primary source of income, but female coffee farmers also face a disproportionate amount of barriers in access to resources and knowledge. Even though women carry an unequally large burden of responsibilities within the sector, they are often excluded from decision-making processes and enjoy less access to resources, including land, credit, agricultural inputs, training, information, and leadership opportunities. Additionally, since coffee businesses usually only produce income three to four months out of the year, many of these women spend the majority of the year not earning a sufficient income.

One Day’s Wages’ partnered with Kula Project in effort to eradicate poverty in coffee communities through the development of entrepreneurs. Through our partnership, Kula was able to invest in 100 female coffee farmers through their Fellowship Program. Each Fellow received access to industry training, personal development services, and investment opportunities, as well as personalized one-on-one mentorship throughout the 15-month program. The goal of this program is to encourage the Fellows to develop viable family farming businesses as well as improve their household’s capacity to make informed and strategic choices about their health alongside the various social, spiritual, and financial dimensions of their lives. By providing this opportunity, Kula is challenging the current reality faced by coffee farmers in Rwanda, providing them with access to resources, inputs, training, information and leadership opportunities that they currently lack.