Evanna
Empowerment Initiative (EEI) has concluded a two-day drive held across cities
in Nigeria including Lagos, Owerri, Abuja, and Abeokuta from 25 to 26 September
2026, 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 two-day drive.
The drive forms part of EEI's
continued work training and supporting bakers and small enterprise owners
across Lagos. For EEI, it is a direct extension of the mission of putting real
materials into the hands of bakers already doing the work, not a one-off
gesture.
Grace Ilesanmi, Founder and
Executive Director of Evanna Empowerment Initiative, 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.
Commenting 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 of charge each year from February to
October, open 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.
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.
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