IWCA Chapters At-A-Glance: Africa

IWCA Chapters are independent, volunteer-driven, community impact organizations. Contact information is listed below to facilitate partnership building. Contributions can be made to specific IWCA Chapters through the IWCA Online Donations Portal.

IWCA Burundi

President: Joselyne Nineza Vice President: Rosa Paula Nahimana

2018 International Coffee Day Celebration

2,000+ members, 90%+ identify as coffee producers

Regions: Kayanza, Ngozi, Mwar et Muyinga
Strategic Priorities: increase family incomes, increase coffee quality, training for farmers
Chapter reflections on 10+ years and what’s to come.
Case Study: Working Together Grows Quality & Premiums

IWCA Cameroon

President: Patricia Tomaino Vice President: Rebecca Kamgue

Chapter Members celebrate International Coffee Day with a photo.

Member data collection in progress, majority are coffee producers

Regions: Western Cameroon
Chapter reflections on 10+ years and what’s to come.
Strategic Priorities: farmer access to market, opening new cafe to support domestic coffee consumption & culture

IWCA Democratic Republic of Congo

President: Marie Paul Vice President: Lydie Kasonia

Also known as Initiative des Femmes dans le Cafe-Cacao

9,000+ members, 98% identify as coffee producers

Regions: all coffee growing regions in DRC
Chapter reflections on 10+ years and what’s to come.
Strategic Priorities: build washing stations in rural areas, purchase professional roasting equipment, boost domestic consumption through women-owned cafes

IWCA Ethiopia

President: Sara Yirga Vice President: Anh Yassin

Also known as Ethiopian Women in Coffee (EWiC)

45 members, including producers, exporters, & roaster/retailers
Regions: all coffee growing areas in Ethiopia
Strategic Priorities: coffee quality training, national & international partnerships, build capacity for small-holder producers, and help grow the coffee sector in the country.
Chapter reflections on 10+ years and what’s to come.
Case Study: Strong Partners Build Economic Empowerment

IWCA Kenya

President: Josphine Ndikwe Vice President: Faith Karimi

Founded in 2022
Strategic Priorities: Market access and logistics, facilitating industry connections and knowledge sharing, and access to financing.

IWCA Rwanda

President: Immy Kamarade Vice President: Anitha Keza

Cooperative members in the GIZ-supported blockchain pilot project.

270 beneficiaries, all coffee producers

Regions: all coffee regions in Rwanda
Strategic Priorities: support rural women producers to own their own trees, build traceability partnerships
Chapter reflections on 10+ years and what’s to come.
Recent projects include land purchase & business development for new women’s cooperative; GIZ-funded blockchain project applying traceability from women producers to roasted coffee sold in Europe.

IWCA Tanzania

President: Bahati Miwilo Vice President: Ida Mkamba

Also known as TAWOCA (Tanzanian Women in Coffee Association)

Member data collection in progress

Regions: Mbeya, Songwe, Kilimanjar, Songea
Chapter reflections on 10+ years and what’s to come.
Strategic Priorities: build capacity of Chapter, increase access to training for coffee quality and business development

IWCA Uganda

President: Doreen Rweihangwe Vice President: Ruth Lwetabe

230+ members: 68% identify as coffee producers, 26% as coffee workers

Districts: Ibanda, Mityana, Luwero, Kapchorwa, Sironko
Strategic Priorities: Lobby & advocacy, economic access & empowerment, shared decision-making training
Case Study: Bootcamp Builds Seed to Cup Strength
2020 5 Region Farmer Data Collection to inform work to build advocacy network. See video documentary for more project results.
Chapter reflections on 10+ years and what’s to come.
Go Fund Me Campaign to fund staff support for IWCA Uganda in Kampala (goes live on December 1).