In SLM
every morning we feel the aroma of warm bread and cake in the air, just out of
the oven! Sister Antónia and a few UPG Sponsored children prepare everything to
have the first batch ready around 8am. The older and more responsible girls
carry the bread and cakes in trays beyond the school gates. They go to the
next-door Market where they are expected by many customers. The bread sells out
fast, and the cakes follow. The girls come back to repeat the process in a few
hours, they have fixed customers that rely on them.
The
bread making activities were launched in 2015 as ALG invested funds
to launch several technical courses in the school. The curse
soon became self-sustainable and a success for the children and community who
rely on fresh bread and warm cakes from the School. Some children are even
already using Sister Antónia’s recipes to bake at home and sell cakes to the
neighbours. This is the goal of technical courses – to ensure that children
acquire technical skills to be self-sufficient, without dropping out of school
to provide for their family.
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