The South African Whole Grain Bread Project

The South African Whole Grain Bread Project is dedicated to improving the physical health and social well-being of the poor, unemployed and HIV/AIDS infected citizens of South Africa by establishing community-run "containerized" micro bakeries which produce fresh, high quality, whole grain breads. Read More >

Donate to SAWGBP

Donations for the South African Whole Grain Bread Project are accepted through Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids, which provides a pass-through service for gifts to SAWGBP without charge. Contributions to SAWGBP are fully tax deductible. Please follow the link below.

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The Project

In addition to the health objectives, SAWGBP teaches time-honored baking and business skills to unemployed South Africans. Once trained, these new bakers provide freshly baked, whole grain bread to their communities, while creating a sustainable business for themselves.

The SAWGBP has created the "container" bakeries in strategic partnerships with successful South African community projects, NGOs and local HIV/AIDS agencies, thereby creating integrated programs for job training and nutritional planning at the local level.

Principles

Teach valuable baking, business and entrepreneurial skills to those men and women employed in the project.
Provide the highest quality bread; rich in vitamins, minerals, fiber, and enzymes to the community in general and the HIV positive community in particular.
Provide this bread under a trademarked name that will be equated with quality, freshness and community action.
Provide this bread at a reasonable price.
Be a small business model for other community enterprises.
Be a business model that does not require large capitalization.

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