Athanasie's Journey: How One Woman Has Improved the Quality of Her Coffee and Her Life

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In this video, we meet Athanasie Musabyimana, a Rwandan woman who has overcome extraordinary obstacles. Today, Athanasie is a coffee farmer, and with training and support from nonprofit organization TechnoServe, she has been able to grow better coffee, earn a higher income, and lead a healthy, prosperous life. A foundation grant is helping TechnoServe provide nearly 200,000 coffee farmers like Athanasie with opportunities to increase their incomes and improve their lives.

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