Richard Rugaya
Founder and President
Richard Rugaya Founder and President Richard holds a degree in Development Studies from Makerere University in Uganda and a diploma in Business Administration. He has over 10 years of experience in projecting and managing social enterprises. He is passionate about developing rural Uganda through sports, tourism and agribusiness. Richard is the founder of GHC and leads a team of professionals from different fields, from accountants to technicians, directly supporting farmers in improving their skills and controlling coffee quality at different stages of production. Rugaya is preparing for export in 2020 and has partnered with Fiona Tanner of the Noble Gorilla Foundation to bring you our coffee and story.
(670)-390-7270
richard@gorillahighlandscoffee.org
🌴 I'm committed to supporting the farming communities in rural Uganda by providing reliable, quality and consistent supply of coffee.
Richard holds a degree in Development Studies from Makerere University in Uganda and a diploma in Business Administration. He has over 10 years of experience in projecting and managing social enterprises. He is passionate about developing rural Uganda through sports, tourism and agribusiness. Richard is the founder of GHC and leads a team of professionals from different fields, from accountants to technicians, directly supporting farmers in improving their skills and controlling coffee quality at different stages of production. Rugaya is preparing for export in 2020 and has partnered with Fiona Tanner of the Noble Gorilla Foundation to bring you our coffee and story.

Work Experience

I'm the Founder of the Gorilla Coffee Company, a social enterprise and leading producer of organic Ugandan coffee, with a mission to empower farmers through our vertically integrated supply chain. 🍁🍁

Education

🐒 Based in beautiful Uganda, I work with coffee farmers to improve the quality, quantity & sustainability of their crops. My coffee is from one of the most sought after coffee growing regions in East Africa - Rugaya. I am a qualified accountant who also loves coffee and people so am combining my loves here.

Professional skills

🌞 I have launched this campaign to raise funds for the construction of a vertical drying space for my coffee beans so that the farmers can access finance to improve their crop quality & efficiency. This can lead to higher prices for the farmers and more money flowing into our community. I have been working with these farmers for over 5 years and know that if we can improve their crop quality & efficiency, it will be a big win for everyone involved! 🌱🍃 I have already made some progress and sourced funding to build a single floor drying space which has been delivered. The next step is to build the second floor which will allow us to dry more coffee at once and speed up production.

Other team members

Richard Rugaya

Claudine Kampire

Birungi Maria
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