Every April, Rwanda pauses. The nation observes Kwibuka — the annual commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. For Rwanda Mountain Tea, this month carries a meaning that goes far beyond business.
What Is Kwibuka?
Kwibuka means “to remember” in Kinyarwanda. It is Rwanda’s national period of mourning and reflection, held every year in April. The three pillars of Kwibuka — Remember, Unite, Renew — guide the nation’s healing.
Rwanda Mountain Tea was built on this same foundation. The tea gardens that now produce some of the finest tea in the world stand on land shaped by tragedy, tended by communities that chose renewal.
Tea Farming as a Path to Renewal
After 1994, rebuilding Rwanda’s agricultural sector was central to the country’s recovery. Tea became one of the most important crops — providing stable employment, export revenue, and community cohesion in rural areas.
Today, Rwanda is among the top tea-producing countries in Africa, with high-altitude gardens delivering a quality recognised on international markets. Rwanda Mountain Tea’s eight gardens — from Gisakura to Gatare — are a direct product of that resilience.
The People Behind the Cup
Behind every cup of Rwanda Mountain Tea are smallholder farmers, factory workers, and cooperatives — many of them survivors, many of them the children of survivors.
According to the Rwanda Development Board, the tea sector supports the livelihoods of over 60,000 families across Rwanda. When you choose Rwandan tea, you support this ongoing story of renewal.
A Message from Rwanda Mountain Tea
During Kwibuka, we do not simply produce tea. We reflect. We honour those who were lost. And we recommit to the belief that quality, dignity, and community can be rebuilt — one harvest at a time.
Kwibuka. Remember. Unite. Renew.
