Wanda Bread, Rwanda

A small group of ambitious and dedicated women at the Learning Centre has formed a bakery business called Wanda Bread With the help of N4A, the women wrote a business plan, elected a management committee and learned how to bake.

The Wanda Bread women produce high quality baked sweet and savoury goods popular with the many ex-patriot Westerners living in Kigali.

In just a few months the women have already made a modest profit, the first strides in the path to financial independence. Alice Gikundiro, President of Wanda Bread told us,

‘I love cooking and being part of Wanda bread has helped me to learn how to bake different cookies and is enabling me to make a living and become an independent and successful woman!’

Network for Africa is supporting the Wanda Bread women to help make the business sustainable and successful. We have loaned them funds to buy a wood burning oven, and they plan to rent space for a bakery and eventually a small restaurant, selling Rwandese food.

The Wanda Bread women have been re-investing their profits back in the bakery, with some support from Network for Africa to buy ingredients and materials, and pay for a business trainer. We will continue to support these courageous women as their business grows.