Baking in Kathmandu

Soyamsebika baking group with other classmates celebrating earning their certificates!

With the help of a HealthEd Connect leadership development award, some of our friends in Kathmandu, Nepal have just finished their beginner’s baking course! Three Soyamsebika health worker volunteers and five community women joined together to take a 30-day course over basic baking techniques, with the hope of advancing later on. Nepal coordinator, Pinkey, shared about the group’s hopes to start a small business, writing “All are searching for a good opportunity, [they will] do the hard work and manage a small income to support their families.”

She also shared that the group learned how to make many different items within the month-long course: “We learned to make bread and buns, croissants, cinnamon rolls and Danishes, donuts, pizza, brownies, cookies, sponges, and basic cakes.” After completing a more advanced course, the women plan to start a small business together, uplifting financial autonomy for the women involved. Having a way to generate income is an important step towards empowering women within their own homes and communities! We look forward to hearing what this group cooks up next!