OUR BAKERIES
Beyond bread, our bakeries produce opportunity
We currently operate three bakeries in Rwanda, where women earn stable incomes while baking delicious, nutritious baked goods for their communities.
KIGALI, RWANDA
Our flagship bakery
We began training bakers and baking bread in Rwanda’s capital city of Kigali in 2015, and officially opened our first bakery in the Remera district of Kigali in 2018. Customers can pick up takeaway orders of freshly baked goods. Visitors can also book tours to get a firsthand look at how our bakeries operate. Delivery is available on request, with delivery fees depending on locations.
Tour our flagship
Meet our expert Kigali bakers, see how our bread is made, and try some for yourself! Contact us to schedule a tour of our flagship bakery.
IN HER WORDS
“I overcame my biggest fear, which was not having any skills and not being able to be hired anywhere. Now, with six years of experience, I am a professional baker and proud of it!”
Vestine, Baker in Kigali
— OUR FLAGSHIP BAKERY BY THE NUMBERS —
3,548,250
items sold in 2023
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employees
4X
Women at our Kigali Bakery make about 4 times their pre-bakery income.
GICUMBI, RWANDA
Our Gicumbi bakery
Our Gicumbi Bakery opened in 2018 above the picturesque rolling hills of Rwanda’s northern province. This area is also home to the Gihembe Refugee Camp, Rwanda’s oldest refugee camp, which is home to some of our bakers. The Gicumbi bakery is currently focused on baking for One Bread Project, providing nutritious, fortified snacks for local schoolchildren.
10
employees at our Gicumbi bakery
RUYENZI, RWANDA
Our Ruyenzi bakery
Our Ruyenzi Bakery is located 45 minutes outside of Kigali. Here, our bakery team serves the local community and also bakes nutritious, fortified snacks for local schoolchildren.
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employees at our Gicumbi bakery
Expanding through entrepreneurship
The entrepreneurial spirit of our bakers is the driving force behind new opportunities and initiatives at The Women’s Bakery.
Several of our bakers have expressed interest in using what they’ve learned to start their own businesses, so we’ve begun exploring a microfranchise retail model. This would create a new opportunity for local women to sell our products from their own outlets and get our nutritious products to more people in local and rural communities.
Help us grow
We combine revenue from our local bakeries with donor support to create new opportunities for women and expand our impact. Your support can help us grow and bring new ideas to life.