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Aimé Gahizi

Aimé is the managing director of Gitesi Coffee. In 2011, he joined his father, Alexis Gahizi, to run operations of the Gitesi Washing Station, located in Rwanda’s Karongi District. Today, Aimé is leading the business.

His mission is two-fold. First, to elevate the quality of the coffee produced by Gitesi. And second, to uplift the livelihoods of farmers in his community. For this, Aimé and his team have implemented new processing methods to create highly lauded specialty coffees.

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Gitesi Coffee

Founded in 2010 by Alexis Gahizi, Gitesi Coffee operates a coffee washing station in the Karongi District of Rwanda’s Western Province. In 2012, the team at Gitesi Coffee won the first prize at the first Cup of Excellence competition in Rwanda.

A key focus of the company is to improve the skills and livelihoods of coffee farmers in the Karongi region. Through the Gitesi project, Gitesi Coffee helps farmers acquire cows to diversify their income streams beyond growing coffee.

Moreover, the company offers free coffee plants from their own nursery to farmers alongside providing them with materials and equipment for farming and harvesting. Additionally, Gitesi Coffee also provides free training sessions to farmers in agricultural techniques and financial management.

Equipped with an engineering degree, Aimé has spent considerable efforts to make the washing station’s operations sustainable. He designed and oversaw the construction of an intricate wastewater treatment system to reduce the environmental impact of the washed process and to conserve water. He has also introduced a waste management system that includes converting coffee cherry pulp into organic fertilizer.

In addition to processing coffee cherries from farmers, Aimé and his father Alexis also grow their own coffee crops. This ensures a constant supply of high quality coffee cherries and spearhead advanced growing and harvesting techniques that they can then share with the wider farming community.