The house mothers at the Patmos Children’s Village had an idea that they would like to organize a bakery to supplement their incomes. Arrangements were made to build a building just off campus and a bakery was set up. The house mothers take turns working in the bakery in the early hours of the morning and they are turning out some wonderful bread. This is the only bakery on the island of Idjwi (population 210,000) and they have had no problem selling all of their bread. In fact, orders are coming in and the bread is sold and paid for before it is baked!

Some of the children from the Patmos Children’s Village are now employed in the bakery and they are learning how to bake bread and manage a business. The financing for the project was provided by a microfinancing women’s project whereby the housemothers received a small loan. This loan is being paid back as their business succeeds.

Congratulations ladies for a job well done.