Skinny Dip Coffee Beans Ikezere Women's Group, Rwanda 250g

Skinny Dip Coffee is roasted in Margate and all their coffees are carefully sourced from the world's best female farmers and producers.

Taste: Clean cup, apricot florals, stone and tropical fruits.

Process: 

100 hr anerobic natural 

At intake, staff sort cherry by hand and then float the cherry to check for density. The station accepts the cherry that passes both visual hand sorting and floating

After sorting and intake, cherry placed in plastic barrels that are sealed and left to ferment for 72 to 100 hours. Following fermentation, cherry is moved to raised beds. Workers rake drying cherry frequently to ensure even drying

In total, the cherry dries under careful scrutiny for an average of 50 to 55 days. Workers visually sort through drying cherry to remove any damaged or defective cherry.  

Origin: Fugi washing station & Baho Trading Company. Nyaruguru, Southern Province, Rwanda

Being a single mother in patriarchal society like Rwanda is quite challenging and they frequently face a lot of stigma, isolation and depression. In order to support single mothers, Baho Coffee Company initiated a solidarity group where single mothers could join together over coffee farming and also find friendship and hope. The women chose the name “Ikizere” for their group because it means “hope” in Kinyarwanda and that is what they felt the group represented.  

Ikizere women’s group meets regularly to share their experiences, learn from each other and their successes.

Baho supports the women with training in Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), coffee cultivation and high-quality processing. Baho also provides training in other skills including financial literacy, weaving and animal husbandry to help women diversify their income and be successful.