At The Women’s Bakery, when we look at a loaf of bread, we see the power to change the world. The Women's Bakery (TWB) trains women to profitably manage bakeries in their communities. We specialize in locally sourced, highly nutritious bread products that are affordably priced to grant lower-income families purchasing power. We empower women, improve community access to nutrition, and spark economic growth, all through local business. all through local business creation. TWB’s specially tailored training program is 200 hours of theoretical and practical education modules. Trainings are delivered in the local language and bakery infrastructure is built during training. These bakeries are built in urban, peri-urban and/or rural communities and designed to meet local demand with local supply. Ingredients for our breads are sourced from each bakery’s community, thereby sparking and sustaining local economies. All of our bakeries are given the tools and management support to become operationally profitable in 18-24 months. Our bakeries specialize in producing / selling highly nutritious breads that are affordably priced to grant lower-income families purchasing power. We have five bakeries in our network in East Africa. Since 2015, TWB has graduated nearly 100 women, launched 6 bakeries in 2 countries and employed nearly 50 women. 1 bakery creates 6-10 jobs and all women double their pre-training immediately upon employment. At our newly launched bakeries, women earn at least $400 annually. At our oldest and biggest bakery in Kigali, women are earning $1,020 annually. With increased income, women can (and are twice as likely to) invest in their family’s education, health insurance, & improved nutrition. Collectively, our network of 4 bakeries in Rwanda sells 6,600 units of bread a week. That’s approximately 300,000 units breads sold annually. 1 piece of TWB bread has 7g of protein – 17% of a child’s daily need. Breads are extremely affordable and sell for $0.12. On average, our TWB bakeries add 46,200g of protein each week to lower-income markets. TWB’s model is globally relevant: access to vocational training & sustainable, gainful employment for women can be applied anywhere. Bakeries alone may not be innovative, but our process is. BIBs are self-contained, transferable, & scalable.