{"product_id":"mbare","title":"Mbare","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis coffee comes from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRwamatamu\u003c\/strong\u003e, a family-owned producer established in 2015 by husband and wife team\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGaston Rutaganda and Laeticia Mukantwaza\u003c\/strong\u003e, based in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMbare, Southern Province\u003c\/strong\u003e. What they've built over the past decade goes well beyond the washing station.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRwamatamu works closely with smallholder farmers in both Nyamasheke and Mbare, and has developed two community programs that reflect a genuine long-term investment in the people around them. In Nyamasheke, the team runs a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWomen's Cooperative\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rwamatamu purchased land, provided seedlings and training, and created a structure where local women grow and sell coffee back to them, giving them an independent income source outside of seasonal work, and a stake in the quality of what ends up in the cup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Mbare, a parallel initiative called the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYouth Association\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebrings in locals between 18 and 35, with the goal of passing on skills and keeping younger generations engaged in coffee farming. It's a straightforward answer to a real problem: in many coffee-growing regions, the next generation doesn't see a future in the land. Rwamatamu is working to change that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe chose this coffee because the cup is beautiful, but also because of what it represents. This is exactly the kind of producer relationship we want to build on.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"boo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43866341965890,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2464\/3811\/files\/B1E6A8E9-2EC3-412E-AC9C-AE905B66DB16.png?v=1781736066","url":"https:\/\/dayglow.coffee\/products\/mbare","provider":"Dayglow Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}