Evanna Empowerment Initiative (EEI) has concluded a two-day drive across Lagos, Owerri, Abuja, and Abeokuta, providing bakers with essential baking materials to support their craft.
The over 100 bakers who took part received margarine, cake icing, sugar, and a range of other baking supplies, provided over the drive.
The event formed part of EEI’s continued work training and supporting bakers and small enterprise owners across Lagos.
For EEI, it is an extension of the mission of putting real materials into the hands of bakers already doing the work, not a one-off gesture.
Founder/Executive Director, Evanna Empowerment Initiative, Grace Ilesanmi, described the drive as a direct extension of her own path into baking, and a practical investment in the futures of the bakers who took part.
On the initiative, she said, ‘Baking is what brought me here, but teaching others to bake is what keeps me here. When we put real materials directly into a baker’s hands, we’re investing in a skill they’ll carry for the rest of their working life.’
EEI’s baking and confectionery classes run free yearly from February to October, to anyone aged 15 and older.
In October, EEI will welcome its next cohort of students for hands-on training in bread, pastries, small chops, and other baking skills.
Ilesanmi will also host Ogba Bakers Connect, a meet-and-greet bringing together bakers from across Lagos with established names in the industry to share practical insights from their own kitchens.
Grace Ilesanmi will also host Ogba Bakers Connect, a meet-and-greet bringing together bakers from across Lagos with established names in the industry to share practical insights from their own kitchens.