Congo Coffee Atlas

Cooperative — South Kivu

Muungano Cooperative coffee origin trail

Muungano ("togetherness" in Swahili) is a South Kivu cooperative founded in 2009, headquartered in Kinyezire on Lake Kivu's western shore, spanning villages from Kinyezire to Minova.

Documented trail

  1. 1

    Region

    South Kivu — Lake Kivu western shore, HQ Kinyezire 4546

  2. 2

    Producer

    Muungano Cooperative (founded 2009) 4546

  3. 3

    Exporter / trader

    Twin (early buyer); Oxfam Fair Trade (Belgium, partner since 2011); Atlas Coffee Importers (USA) 454746

  4. 4

    Destination

    Kaldi's Coffee (St. Louis, decade-long partner); Clive Coffee (Portland, retailer); Higher Grounds Trading Co. (Traverse City, MI, still on shelf, partnership since 2013); Oxfam Fair Trade (Belgium, Organic Congo SKU); Pact Coffee (UK, limited Best of Congo release) 89596371

Certifications: Fairtrade

Sources disagree

Organic certification status is reported inconsistently across sources: Twin's cooperative profile says Muungano is "working towards Organic," while Oxfam Fair Trade's partner page (more recent) describes the coffee it buys from Muungano as "certified-organic." We show both rather than assert a single current status. 4547

Frequently asked

Who buys Muungano cooperative's coffee?›

Documented buyers/importers include Twin (UK), Oxfam Fair Trade (Belgium, partner since 2011) and Atlas Coffee Importers (USA); it is roasted and retailed by Kaldi's Coffee (St. Louis), Higher Grounds Trading Co. (Traverse City, partnership since 2013) and Pact Coffee (UK, limited release), and sold by Clive Coffee (Portland) and Oxfam Fair Trade's own Belgian retail SKU. 45474689596371

Where is Muungano cooperative located?›

South Kivu, DRC, along Lake Kivu's western shore, spanning villages from Kinyezire (where its headquarters and cupping lab sit) to Minova. 46

When was Muungano founded, and how big is it?›

2009, starting with a few hundred farmers; cooperative profiles from 2023–2024 describe around 4,100–4,400 members, roughly half of them women. 454647

Is Muungano's coffee certified organic?›

Muungano is Fairtrade certified. Organic status is reported inconsistently: Twin's cooperative profile describes it as "working towards Organic," while Oxfam Fair Trade's more recent partner page describes the coffee it buys from Muungano as "certified-organic." We show both rather than assert a single current status. 4547

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Sources on this page

  1. 8DR Congo Muungano — Single Origin Coffee — Kaldi's Coffee
  2. 9D.R. Congo Muungano Coffee — Clive Coffee
  3. 45Muungano — cooperative profile — Twin
  4. 46Muungano Cooperative — Atlas Coffee Importers
  5. 47Muungano — partner profile — Oxfam Fair Trade
  6. 59DR Congo Muungano — Higher Grounds Trading
  7. 63Organic Congo coffee beans — Oxfam Fair Trade
  8. 71The new era for Congolese coffee with the Best of Congo competition — Pact Coffee