Building Ovens for Refugee Women
Hands-On! Hands-Up!
Ovens of Hope empowers women in Uganda’s refugee settlements to become disciple-makers and entrepreneurs, equipping them with the skills to bake, sell, and manage a bakery business. It begins with constructing mud and brick ovens, providing a foundation for women to work, earn an income, and develop financial and leadership skills to support their families, mentor others, and share the Gospel.
Through a hands-on, hands-up approach, women gain real-world experience in business operations, sales, and financial management while being mentored and discipled. As they grow in skill and confidence, they help expand the mission—building more ovens, employing more women, and strengthening discipleship in their communities.
How It Works
It starts with an oven—but leads to lasting change.
Through our partnership with Yenet in Uganda, we equip women to bake, budget, and run their own businesses—building skills for a sustainable future.
As the business thrives, profits are reinvested into the women’s ministry—funding more ovens, training more women, and expanding the network of entrepreneurial disciple-makers. Each success fuels Gospel-centered transformation, creating a ripple effect of hope and opportunity—one oven, one woman at a time. It starts with an oven—but leads to so much more.
Entrepreneurial Discipleship
“I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. ”
The Impact of Your Support
Baking Businesses that Empower
Women gain skills to bake, sell, and manage bakeries, creating sustainable income.
Spitirual & Economic Transformation
More than business—women mentor, minister, and spread hope.
Building Mud & Brick Ovens
Each oven provides jobs, community impact, and access to local markets.
Sustainable Growth Model
We build faith-based models that equip women to earn income and create opportunities long after our programs.
Hands-On Training & Mentorship
Through Yenet, women receive training in baking, business, and discipleship.
The women featured on this website are real women living in Uganda's refugee settlements—mothers, daughters, sisters, and friends. They embody dreams, strength, and resilience. When we look closer, we find pieces of their stories in ours—and ours in theirs.
Start with One
We start with one oven because it is the foundation for lasting change. By testing, refining, and perfecting our approach before expanding, we create a sustainable and scalable model that empowers women and transforms communities.
Proven Model – Refine training, baking, market distribution, and sales strategies
Sustainability – The first oven must operate efficiently and profitably
Scalability – Once thriving, we will build additional ovens
Build the Foundation With Us
Your support launches our pilot project—the first oven—creating jobs, providing training and supplies, and laying the foundation for a model that can grow and transform more lives.
Donations are tax-deductible. Clicking the donation button will take you to our dedicated giving page hosted by our partner, the Central Texas Community Foundation. There, you can safely make your tax-deductible gift to support the mission of Ovens of Hope.