Sustainability
Climate-smart agriculture programme
Training members in agro-forestry, soil conservation and water management across 421 groups, with verification under our Rainforest Alliance certification.
21,000+ trees planted in 2025
Projects & Programmes
What we're actively building.
Programmes run by Rubanga across sustainability, value addition, financial inclusion, quality, and partnerships — all anchored on improving member livelihoods.
Value addition
Wash station network upgrade
Investment in central wet processing facilities to improve consistency, lift cup scores and capture more value at origin.
3 stations upgraded · 2 underway
Gender & youth
Women in Coffee initiative
Targeted training, leadership and credit pathways designed to grow women's participation beyond the current 48% of membership.
1,200+ women trained in 2025
Financial inclusion
Rubanga Mitooma SACCO rollout
Bringing savings, credit and financial planning to members — the financial extension of the cooperative model.
Launched 2024
Quality
Specialty grade pathway
Working with select farmer groups on micro-lot protocols, fermentation experiments and cupping to grow our specialty portfolio.
Targeting 86+ SCA scores
Partnerships
Export and roaster partnerships
Long-term relationships with European, Middle Eastern and East African roasters built on quality, traceability and transparent pricing.
Export-licensed since 2021
Partners welcome
Working with donors, roasters and institutions.
If you're a buyer, donor or institution looking to partner on origin programmes, certification, or member welfare work — we'd like to hear from you.