In just two weeks of my internship, I have already learnt a lot not just about bread, but a lot about administration, working in a team, and finance and I think, this is just a beginning.

On the days when our jobs become too challenging and we struggle to remember our own value in this world, think of Alex, think of his work, and remember, what you do in this life does matter.

With a successful metal, inexpensive, charcoal-fueled oven working well for our Tanzania group, we went on a scavenger hunt throughout Gakinjiro, Kigali searching for skilled oven builders. 

To start, opening an account can cost 50,000 Rwanda Francs (RWF) (approximately $80), making banking a challenge for small business owners. 

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.