SOPACDI
Congo Kinshasa
The coffee farmers of SOPACDI have come together and created guiding principles to improve the lives of their members and their communities. They seek to combine peace and reconciliation with producing and marketing the finest quality coffee their region can grow. The success of the cooperative has led to an improvement in schooling and housing, made peace across different ethnicity groups, created jobs for youth, supported the fight against smuggling on Lake Kivu, and promoted women and minority rights.