Establishment
KPD PLC was established in 2008, in Karagwe Kagera region. KPD PLC vision is to see an effective community of empowered people managing their own lives. Its mission is to facilitate and empower the Karagwe peasants to fight against poverty through improved agricultural and other socio-economic activities in a sustainable way. KPD PLC main products are in the processing and storage of coffee beans and red kidney beans ready for local and international markets consumption.
Community Engagement and Accountability
Through its Community Based Organization Karagwe Development and Relief Services (KADERES), it is supporting the provision of public services in communities where peasants come from. This includes Public Health, Education, Water, Socio-Economic, Environment and Agriculture. It has built twenty-three (23) public health facilities in two communities, rehabilitated three public health centres and provision of essential medical supplies in collaboration with Direct Relief as an International Development Partner. In education, KPD PLC has built a secondary school together with one of the girls’ dormitories, eleven (11) community water points.
Growth and Development
KPD PLC is proud to have facilitated the establishment, growth and development of Village Savings and Lending Association Groups where it successfully established 15 AMCOS resulted in the registration with Local Government Authorities from 10 operating zones. In addition, KPD PLC jointly with KILIMO TRUST, ARI MARUKU, CIAT managed to implement red kidney beans enterprises in five out of the fifteen (15) registered SACOS.
KPD PLC has registered over of 450,000 small holder farmers (mostly young people) into Total Organic Farming and Fair-Trade Certifications. KPD PC main objective is to support farmers in improving productivity and coffee quality to receive better prices for their coffee production. Further to that, it also deals with Value Chain Addition of Red Kidney Beans.
Lesson Leant
KPD PLC is proud to share its main lesson leant in working with partners is to build a strong partnership, cooperation with public authorities, communities, and partners. Work in transparency, engagement and accountability in its undertakings