Womens Bakery Inc

THE WOMEN'S BAKERY IS A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE THAT EMPOWERS WOMEN AND SELLS NUTRITIOUS, AFFORDABLE BREADS TO EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITIES.

THE WOMEN'S BAKERY (TWB) IS MORE THAN A CONCEPT - TWB IS A VIABLE COMMITMENT TO A VISION FOR WHAT THE WORLD CAN BE: A WORLD THAT ELEVATES WOMEN FOR THEIR INHERENT POWER, AND PROMOTES BUSINESS AS A TOOL FOR LASTING, POSITIVE SOCIAL IMPACT. TWB HAS MADE IT THROUGH SERIOUSLY CHALLENGING TIMES. WHEN BUSINESSES GLOBALLY SHUTTERED BECAUSE THE EXTERNAL VOLATILITIES WERE TOO MUCH, TWB STOOD STRONG OUR PROVERBIAL ARMS OUTSTRETCHED LIKE A PROTECTIVE PARENT, SAFEGUARDING OUR TEAM, CUSTOMERS, AND COMMUNITIES. TWB HAS NOT JUST WEATHERED STORMS, BUT PERSEVERED AMIDST TIDAL WAVES OF DISRUPTIONS AND SETBACKS. TWB REMAINED STRONG BECAUSE OF OUR TEAM EMPLOYEES AND GENEROUS SUPPORTERS, LIKE YOU. THANK YOU. TWB CONTINUES TO GROW. IN THE PAST YEAR, ONE OF THE WORST FOR MOST BUSINESSES, OUR BREAD SALES DOUBLED. OUR ONE BREAD PROJECT, A DONOR-SUPPORTED SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM, GREW A WHOPPING 170%, INCREASING TO 11,166 STUDENTS SERVED DAILY FROM 4,150. NOW, IN MAY OF 2023, THIS PROGRAM SERVES 15,600 STUDENTS A DAY, AT A TIME WHEN RWANDAN FAMILIES NEED US MOST. TWB EMPLOYED 48 WOMEN DIRECTLY, 46 OF WHOM ARE EAST AFRICAN, ACROSS THREE BAKERIES IN RWANDA. ALL TWB TEAM MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, FINANCIAL LITERACY LESSONS, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH TRAINING, NUTRITION LESSONS, AND MORE. ALL TEAM MEMBERS HAVE COMPANY HEALTH INSURANCE, BENEFITING 139 DEPENDENTS. 90% OF WOMEN BAKERS REPORTED FEELING CONFIDENT IN THEIR BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF FINANCES, SPECIFICALLY SAVING AND BUDGETING. AS WE CELEBRATE OUR GROWTH, WE LOOK AHEAD TO MORE EXCITING GROWTH HAPPENING IN 2023 AND BEYOND.