Bake & Break

Last week Aime, TWB Rwanda Training Manager, had a conversation with a group of TWB women following the last session of training in Ndera, Rwanda before the holidays.

Aime asked some of the trainees about their holiday plans. One woman, Hillary responded, “I have so far learned how to bake yeast and banana breads, so I want to be baking them at home using our imbabura (local home cooking stove); I want to try this and feed my children with good breads.”

This is what at TWB we call transfer of knowledge.

Knowledge gained from TWB programs can be shared with relatives and friends through baking in our homes during the holiday festivities—for staff and trainees alike.

During the festivities of Christmas and the New Year 2017, TWB would like to wish you all a healthy life!

As many are enjoying this break with families and friends, one thing we would love to wish is that you break and bake nutritious breads.

This year has been filled with a lot of work and many successes for TWB. We are looking forward to an even greater year in 2017, and more baking throughout Rwanda.

As you are enjoying your break, don’t forget to bake as well. 

Third Time's A Charm

On Tuesday our Training Facilitators, Aime and Denyse, rolled (no pun intended) into training at the Togetherness Co-op in Ndera, Gasabo District (about 45 minutes outside Kigali). Thanks to the sponsorship of our hiring partner African Road, 12 women and 4 men will be trained over the next few months. This marks our third official training in Rwanda!

Over the last year our team has developed a thorough, practical, and fun curriculum for groups. Through our training, Aime and Denyse are inspiring students to be active participants in creating economic opportunity for themselves and their families.

TWB’s complete training package is 153 hours and includes personal development, women’s empowerment, marketing, sales, nutrition, hygiene, accounting, inventory, baking practical lessons and much more! We work with each hiring partner to choose the appropriate lessons and timeline for their group.

In Remera (1st training) we delivered the full 153 hours. In Bumba (2nd training) we delivered 78 hours. And, in Ndera (3rd training) we will deliver 123 hours. Some of the factors that help determine the training schedule include past business training, overall baking experience, levels of education, and available time.

Creating a training schedule can sometimes be a challenge as many participants are primary caretakers in their home and have many responsibilities. Depending on the group, we plan to conduct training 2-4 days per week between 4-8 hours a day. The more condensed the training program, the more cost effective it is. In the case of Ndera, will be training 4 days per week, 7 hours a day. Participants are scheduled to graduate from our program and enter into business launch by the end of January.

We look forward to the next few months!