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From August 11\u201317, the net proceeds from the sale of our special large Brown Sugar Shortbread Cookie will benefit the Adam\u00e2 Foundation and their bakery.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m so grateful for the work of Adam\u00e2,\u201d said Florence Kayesu. \u201cThey came at a time I needed them most. I was almost giving up because of the conditions in Oruchinga.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Located near the Oruchinga Settlement Camp in southwest Uganda, Adam\u00e2 Bakery<\/a> serves more than 9,000 refugees from East Africa. Its goals are threefold: empower refugees \u2014 especially women \u2014 with skills to earn a livelihood. Create a focal point for the community. And feed the camp\u2019s most vulnerable residents, the children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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December 2024, Friday giving at Adam\u00e2 Foundation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In 2022, Jeffrey Hamelman and Mitch Stamm were brought in to train the bakers, a connection that inspired Macrina’s annual support. \u201cWhen the refugees arrive, they are given four eucalyptus poles and a tarp,\u201d says Jeffrey. Mitch adds, \u201cThey\u2019ve been stripped of everything except their dignity.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bakery welcomes twenty-four bakers each day. They not only earn a wage but also set aside part of the day\u2019s bread for the camp\u2019s children. \u201cThree-fourths of the bakers are women,\u201d notes Jeffrey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This past February, with help from Macrina and many others, Adam\u00e2 finished a dedicated bakery building. The airy structure holds a full production line, cooling racks, and room for a small storefront that will one day help the bakery pay its own way. Running water, still rare in the settlement, now reaches the dough room and sanitation sinks. In June, a high-capacity diesel generator arrived to bridge frequent power outages, keeping the ovens hot as demand grows. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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June 2025, Adam\u00e2 Foundation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Since late 2024, several international NGOs have left Oruchinga after deep cuts in foreign aid. Food deliveries fell sharply, and hunger worsened. Adam\u00e2 cannot replace the lost aid, but it has launched Adam\u00e2 Aid, a program that each month supplies fifty of the most vulnerable families with twenty kilos of corn flour (milled on-site) and five kilos of beans \u2014 enough to keep children nourished between bread distributions.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe know the needs are endless, but even small contributions benefit a large number of people,\u201d says Scott France, president and co-owner of Macrina Bakery. \u201cWe made a significant contribution last year and we hope to top that this year. The money goes directly to the bakery and it makes an incredible impact on the bakers\u2019 lives.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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