This year saw the establishment of the school bakery thanks to the initiative of Jerry Cardoza and some funds from an internationally backed program for developing rural businesses in Bolivia. Their representative for our region loved the idea of a school bakery business and went to great pains to make sure our project was approved for financing. Jerry had a couple of the boys present the proposal to the board and they were really impressed. As a result the bakery was able to acquire an industrial-sized convection oven, mixer, and dough cutter, which have turned the endeavor into a viable source of income. Now what is needed is a place to set up shop. So far, the bakery is operating out of Jerry and Jenny’s living room. (See pictures below). Some more teachers would help too, as Jerry had so many classes he was only able to bake three times a week, and that often early in the morning or late at night. The bread sells well in town. People love the whole grain bread, granola, and banana, fig and corn bread muffins. There is not the like to be found in all of northern Bolivia, as all the other local product is strictly white bread.
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| The new bake shop |
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| Convection oven |
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| Forming |
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| Weighing the dough |
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| Hot buns |
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| Bakery Expo. The kids took advantage to distribute some bread of life as well. |
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| Product lineup: Includes multigrain whole wheat bread, banana, fig and cornbread muffins, and chocolate cake. |
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