Bonita Mwunvaneza
February 8th, 2010
NAME: Bonita Mwunvaneza
COUNTRY: Rwanda
BUSINESS: Sugar & Spice (cookie bakery)
Bonita, 41 years old, owns a newly opened cookie bakery called Sugar and Spice.
Bonita’s business is a combination of her two passions: creating desserts and the Rwandan people. The idea behind Sugar and Spice was not only to create and sell sweets, but she also to provide the means for young Rwandan girls to support themselves without having to put themselves in dangerous or compromising situations. Bonita’s passion to help other draws from her own hardships in her life.
Originally from Canada, Bonita is now a citizen of both Canada and Rwanda. In 1993, she and her husband, a Rwandan, got married. Before living in Rwanda, they lived in Ethiopia for four years.
She currently has seven part-time employees. The bakery currently produces two types of cookies: sugar and spice. In the future, Bonita plans bake and sell designer cookies and cakes for all occasions. Bonita’s business goals include training her employees with the necessary skills, building a solid client base, expand to baking and selling cakes, and to eventually open a coffee shop that specializes in baed goods.
Through her PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS training, Bonita hopes to learn more about marketing, accounting and human resources.
