Partnership to Enhance Agriculture in Rwanda through Linkages (PEARL)

Michigan State University
Texas A&M University
ACDI/VOCA A private, nonprofit organisation that promotes broad-based economic growth and the development of civil society in emerging democracies and developing countries. Offering a comprehensive range of technical assistance services, ACDI/VOCA addresses the most pressing and intractable development problems.
USAID The U.S. Agency for International Development is an independent agency that provides economic, development and humanitarian assistance around the world in support of the foreign policy goals of the United States. For information see www.usaid.gov
OCIR Café Office des Cultures Industrielles du Rwanda – Café. The coffee section of Rwanda’s industry development organization; it maintains a supervisory role for the coffee industry in respect of quality certification, statistics and liaison with research and development institutions.
AVEGA An organisation dedicated to supporting the widows of the Genocides. Avega works throughout the country with area groups and councils that meet to provide emotional support and practical assistance. Website due online in March 2003 www.avega.org.rw in the meantime, click here for more information on Avega and its support from Comic Relief.
Union Coffee Roasters
FairTrade The Fairtrade Foundation exists to ensure a better deal for marginalised and disadvantaged third world producers. Set up by CAFOD, Christian Aid, New Consumer, Oxfam, Traidcraft Exchange and the World Development Movement, the Foundation awards a consumer label, the FAIRTRADE Mark, to products which meet internationally recognised standards of fair trade.