Plant Seeds of Hope for 110 Ugandan Single Moms

Project Matthew is thrilled to announce that our community bread bakery in Ndejje is scheduled to open for business later this month. We recently finished training 20 single mothers in professional baking and provided hands-on training in preparations, measurements, dough mixing, forming and oven management. 

With the help of our generous donors, including our friends at Asbury United Methodist Church in Madison, Wisconsin, we purchased a locally-made bread oven and delivered it to the project on June 2nd. A semi-temporary shelter is currently being built around the two-tiered oven to protect it from direct sun and rain.

This income-generation project is expected to help 88 beneficiaries including 20 single mothers and their dependents. The project’s participants will be baking bread and donuts which will be sold to the community. As a part of our Garden to Plate Program, the income generated from this project will allow these single mothers to earn a fair wage and provide for their families. Project Matthew's Garden to Plate Program offers various opportunities to generate income through the processing, packaging and selling of food products.

Many thanks to each of our donors who have planted seeds of hope for this community. Thank you for helping us break the cycle of hunger and malnutrition in Uganda by nourishing, equipping and empowering vulnerable communities.

To God be all the glory!

Project Matthew hosted a bakery training workshop at Kingdom Authority Church Ndejje on February 6th. The partnership was a result of the church requesting our expertise on how to help the single mothers in their congregation. Many who attend the church and who live in Ndejje are currently facing overwhelming food insecurity issues. COVID-19 has exacerbated an already pressing problem for this community.

We brought in Chef Grace from Charis Food Diner who led the training and provided 20 single mothers with professional instruction in baking with the goal of starting a local community bread bakery. These women were given hands-on training in bread baking including preparations, measurements, dough mixing, forming and oven management. 

This was the first training session of three. The next two sessions will include more hands-on opportunities for the women to perfect their skills prior to opening the bakery. Project Matthew has placed a 30% deposit on a professional oven which will be purchased locally and used exclusively for the bakery. Our plan is to help the community bakery launch by the end of March 2021.

This income generation project will directly impact 88 beneficiaries, including these 20 mothers and their children. Our hope is that the skills these women acquire through our program will be passed down to their children, ensuring food security in the future.

Thank you to each of our partners who has donated through our GlobalGiving campaigns. Your generosity has enabled us to help nourish, equip and empower these women and their children. We praise God for the work He is allowing us to do through your sacrificial giving!