Nyabihu, Rwanda, Landslide Appeal

“These floods and mudslides were the worst catastrophic event in our lifetimes. 28 people lost their lives. Almost everyone is affected; houses, roads, bridges, crops, and animals were all impacted.”
- Evariste Hagumimana, manager of Shyira coffee washing station

Communities have lost loved ones, and their livelihoods.

The physical losses from these recent mudslides and flooding include

-  At least 325 homes (including 38 homes of Shyira and Vunga coffee families) with many more farmers displaced
-  Farmers' coffee trees, livestock, and other crops
-  Community infrastructure, including 36 classrooms, 12 community churches, 10 administrative posts, a healthcare centre and the Vunga market
-  Electrical infrastructure and critical water supply infrastructure

The destroyed crops and livestock were truly essential to daily life. In this region:

-  Farming families rely on coffee for 65% of their income. 
-  Families typically own 0.4 Ha & produce about 1200-1400kg of coffee cherries per annum.
-  Most household incomes are less than USD$700/annum.

This is on top of the impacts of COVID-19 that were already reducing incomes this season.

While the government is working to the best of its capability to respond in the current economic environment, additional support for farmers is critically needed. Please head to our Go Fund Me page to help us rebuild what has been destroyed in Nyabihu, Rwanda. Thank you.