About Us

Coffee Exporters and Processors Association of Rwanda

The Coffee Exporters and Processors Association of Rwanda (CEPAR) is a not-for-profit, membership-based umbrella organization founded in 2012 to strengthen Rwanda’s coffee sector. We represent coffee exporters, processors, and stakeholders in the coffee value chain, with a unified purpose to grow, add value, and enhance the competitiveness of Rwandan coffee locally, regionally, and internationally

Our Vision

CEPAR strives to become a strong, financially viable and vibrant association able to represent adequately the coffee sector in general and its members in particular and increase and sustain exports of coffee, significantly contributing to the growth of its members’ businesses.

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Our Mission

CEPAR’s mission is to deliver the overarching transformational services to members with the highest standards of excellence across the whole value chain. To represent the economic and social interests of members through evidence-based and pro-active advocacy and needs-based capacity building. To create awareness of Rwandan coffee locally, regionally and internationally and contributing positively to the community.

Objectives

CEPAR seeks to create awareness of Rwandan coffee locally,
regionally and internationally by contributing positively
to the community through developing the management
skills of coffee handler’s.

Our Team

We always work with a great team

The board is composed of six elected members, mandated to lead the association for a period of two years (August 2020 – August 2022)

Mr. Orest BARAGAHORANA

Chairperson of the Executive Comittee
0788751335
oreste@impexcorcoffee.com

Ms Anges Mukamushinja

1st Vice Chairperson of the Executive Comittee
+250 788 457 824

Mr. Jean Bosco SEMINEGA

2nd Vice Chairperson of the Executive Comittee
0788304467
jbosco.seminega@dormanscoffee.com

Mrs. KANTENGWA Kalila Claudine

Secretary of the Executive Comittee
0788540071
claudine.kantengwa@kivubeltcoffee.com

Mr. Joseph MUNYANEZA

CEPAR Executive Secretary
0788359600 / 0784646459
joseph@ceparwanda.org

Mr. NKESHIMANA Valens

CEPAR Operations Manager
0788444960
valens@ceparwanda.org

Mr. Emmanuel AKIBA

Advisor of the Executive Comittee
0788519297 / 0788308920
ae@sucafina.com

Mr. Jean Jacques NDAYISENGA

Advisor of the Executive Comittee
0733311303
jj@rwandatc.com