{"id":3918,"date":"2026-01-12T14:33:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T20:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/?p=3918"},"modified":"2026-02-03T13:05:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T19:05:35","slug":"elevating-women-rwanda-coffee-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/events\/elevating-women-rwanda-coffee-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Elevating Women in Rwanda\u2019s Coffee Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<section lang=\"en\">\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3918 gallery-columns-3 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https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rwanda-coffee-workshop-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rwanda-coffee-workshop-5.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/events\/elevating-women-rwanda-coffee-sector\/attachment\/rwanda-coffee-workshop-6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rwanda-coffee-workshop-6-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rwanda-coffee-workshop-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rwanda-coffee-workshop-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rwanda-coffee-workshop-6.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section lang=\"en\"><\/section>\n<article class=\"o-section o-section--small-margin o-section--wysiwyg paragraph paragraph--type--wysiwyg paragraph--view-mode--default component-71659\">\n<div class=\"u-container\">\n<section class=\"o-section__content o-content-from-editor js-content-from-editor\" lang=\"en\">IISD convened a strategic workshop in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sustainablegrowers.org\/\">Sustainable Growers Rwanda<\/a> with the aim of strengthening the position of women producers in the global marketplace.By aligning technical expertise with local leadership, we are working toward a future where women producers are central to Rwanda&#8217;s economic story. The workshop looked to achieve the following objectives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>strengthening capacity:<\/strong>\u00a0We aim to build the knowledge necessary for women producers to meet and exceed international sustainability requirements and market standards.<\/li>\n<li><strong>elevating voices:<\/strong>\u00a0This workshop provides a platform for women\u2019s priorities and lived experiences to directly inform the development of national policies and program designs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>expanding opportunity:<\/strong>\u00a0We are dedicated to creating tangible market linkages and engagement opportunities for women-led coffee cooperatives across Rwanda.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Through coordinated action and a commitment to market readiness, this initiative aimed to ensure that the women behind Rwanda\u2019s coffee have the tools, the influence, and the connections to thrive in a competitive global landscape.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IISD convened a strategic workshop in partnership with Sustainable Growers Rwanda with the aim of strengthening the position of women producers in the global marketplace.By aligning technical expertise with local leadership, we are working toward a future where women producers are central to Rwanda&#8217;s economic story. The workshop looked to achieve the following objectives: strengthening [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":3919,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3918\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ssi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}