Beans in classroom: Teachers fuel nutrition and empowerment in eastern DRC

by Yohane Chideya | Sep 29, 2025 | Uncategorized

By Napoleon Kajunju, Lucky Kalisya, Lydie Mulonda, Bola Amoke Awotide, Jean Claude Rubyogo Skies of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have witnessed decades of conflict and hardship that have taken a heavy toll, but amidst such struggles, a special revolution...

Beans that break the cycle: Food, freedom, and female power in DRC

by Yohane Chideya | Sep 24, 2025 | Uncategorized

By Bola Amoke Awotide, Julie Ntawinja, Yohane Chideya, Hosny Dunia, Richard Kataliko, Lucky Kalisya, and Jean Claude Rubyogo Once marked by displacement and silence, the fields of Masisi are now alive with purpose. In this post-conflict corner of the eastern...

PABRA empowers Rwanda’s school nutrition with 3-tons High-Iron Bean seeds

by Yohane Chideya | Sep 18, 2025 | Uncategorized

By Yvonne Munyangeri, Eliud Birachi, Jean Claude Rubyogo What if the key to better school performance, stronger communities, and healthier futures could start with a single bean seed? In Rwanda, that idea is becoming reality. As the government intensifies its efforts...

Rooted in beans, rising in business: How a family in Goma is growing bean empire

by Yohane Chideya | Sep 10, 2025 | Uncategorized

By Napoleon Kajunju, Jean Claude Rubyogo, Bola Awotide, Lydie Mulonda, Paulin Njingulura, Julie Ntamwinja, Lucky Kalisya, Nepomuscene Ntukamazina In a city where food insecurity shadows daily life and opportunity feels just out of reach, Sadiki and his wife Huguette...

PABRA and Spice World forge new path for Africa’s high value beans

by Yohane Chideya | Sep 4, 2025 | Uncategorized

By Dennis Ong’or, Warren Arinaitwe, Sylvia Kalemera, Radegunda Kessy, Justus Ochieng, Eliud Birachi, Agness Manthi, Jean Claude Rubyogo The story of beans in Africa is evolving and is no longer confined to subsistence farms or local markets. Beans are now drawing the...

From parched land to productive farms: AID-I paves the way in Malawi

by Yohane Chideya | Sep 3, 2025 | Uncategorized

By Eunice Magwaya, Wilson Nkhata, and Jean Claude Rubyogo In the early morning light of Mdere, a quiet farming community tucked into Malawi’s southern Machinga district, rows of green bean plants stretch across what was once parched, underutilized land. Hanifa...