'A-ha' moments can arise at any time, anywhere. For Markey Culver, it was when she found herself hungry while walking back and forth between her house and the school where she taught English in a small East African village. Markey tells the fascinating story that led her to create The Women's Bakery - a vocational school that teaches the women of Rwanda and Tanzania to bake bread for themselves and for profit. Have a listen to how this remarkable social enterprise got started.
PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER TURNED MBA BUILDS EAST AFRICAN BAKERIES
The story behind Markey Culver, The Women's Bakery, and why business could - and should - be used for good. Written by Lauren Everitt for We See Genius.
The Women's Bakery is featured in documentary, Ubumwe
BAKERY PROMISES NEW FUTURE FOR RWANDAN WOMEN
Courtney Lee, class of 2017, shares her experiences in Rwanda and visiting The Women's Bakery in Kigali. A group of MBA students from Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis had the opportunity to attend the most recent TWB graduation. Courtney, along with the rest of the MBA group, are consulting with The Women's Bakery to continue to shape and grow our business model.
GEW IMPACT REPORT HIGHLIGHTS THE WOMEN'S BAKERY!
Last November, The Women's Bakery partnered with Global Entrepreneurship Week in efforts to celebrate entrepreneurship efforts in the country - and around the world! The 2015 Impact Report has been released and shares more about our event to promote education and empowerment in Rwandan communities. Click here to download the full report!
T-SHIRTS ARE BACK!
BAKE. BUILD. RUN!
Alexandra Laccarino has combined her love of running and passion for TWB together: she's currently running across East Africa in efforts to support bakery-launch efforts for TWB. Additionally, Allie, along with MASS Design Group, is designing a prototype fuel-efficient oven and bakery-in-a-box design to be used throughout Rwanda. Check out her page and help her achieve her fundraising goals!
ROAD TRIP NATION Q&A WITH MARKEY CULVER
Road Trip Nation, a production company partnered with PBS, interviewed TWB Founder, Markey Culver, to learn more about the TWB story and how we do what we do. Road Trip Nation features successful professionals and entrepreneurs from around the country to encourage youth to explore who they are and what they want to do in the future.
TWB AND GLOBAL HEALTH CORP
TWB staff Meg and Aime are former Global Health Corp Fellows. Aime was placed with the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation in Rwanda and Meg was placed with Vecna Cares in Boston. Meg and her Co-Fellow were profiled in this year's Annual Report.
"A SMALL BATCH: SURPRISING, UNEXPECTED MOMENTS THAT EMPOWER"
TWB shares small stories from the field on welcome to the village; a blog hosted by a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (2010-2012). As 2016 opens, The Women’s Bakery is humbled and excited to continue the adventure – perilous, unexpected, and yet fun – in empowering women all over East Africa (and beyond).