Blog Archive
Tips on Banking (in Rwanda)
To start, opening an account can cost 50,000 Rwanda Francs (RWF) (approximately $80), making banking a challenge for small business owners.
The Story We Tell
It's the women we work with that motivate us - in Rwanda, Tanzania, & beyond.
Investing in People
She told me of her dream to start a small bread and tea shop in her village. And, beyond the dream, she had already sketched out her plan, with a list of all the assets and materials she would need to get going.
What do obesity and malnutrition have in common?
Around the world, clinical treatments to malnutrition are often a “band-aid solution” to larger, systematic problems. The Women’s Bakery aims to dig deeper, to tackle one of the root causes of malnutrition, poverty, by providing education and economic opportunity for women.
Imbaraga z'imigati
A part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, TWB took part with a local community baking demonstration. Over 120 community members took part with 3 delicious banana breads baked!
Oven Construction Complete!
TWB is on fire! Oven construction has come to an end and our team has a prototype oven for use in women's bakery projects.
Woman of the Week - Flavia
Connecting with various potential women's group around Rwanda brings to the limelight incredible, creative, and committed women. Meet Flavia, our newest connection to a potential cooperative group in the Eastern Province of the country.
The Power of Education – One Woman’s Mission to Train Women of the World
One teacher, curriculum developer, and empowerment implementer in particular, Anne Marie, inspired the Women’s Bakery team this past month in Kigali.
a champion for bread.
New updates from the field in Kemondo, Tanzania; growth, expansion, and buzz for bread - oh my!
And We're Back!
Markey is as strong as an ox, endlessly brave and should never again be given hallucinatory medication, especially when strapped down in an airplane.
Buwea Graduation
There’s just something about certificates. We take pictures with them, frame them, decorate them with gold and silver and sometimes sparkles, and herald them as proof of our accomplishments.
Woman of the Week—Sister Neera
“We had a great desire to learn and got the chance to learn. Ahsante.” — Sister Neera
The Buwea Women’s Bakery is officially in business!
Five women walked out of the Buwea bakery on Friday morning proudly carrying their products for sale, and within just one hour and inside of a quarter mile radius, they were completely sold out!
Woman (and Man) of the Week—Natalie Hornsby and David Culver
In January, Team TWB entered into a competition hosted by Washington University in St. Louis, the Social Enterprise and Innovation Competition. Natalie and David have poured over this competition and their efforts show in spades.
This is Why
This work is hard. It demands strength and patience and openness from me every single day. It makes me question what I have grown up with, what I believe, and what I assume.