Women Brewing Beer in History, Africa, and Rwanda (with Kweza Craft Brewery)

Описание: Shine Registry Virtual Learning Hour / Business Showers are workshops led by experts in various subject areas. Attendees are encouraged to contribute to Shine Registry profiles to help support small business owners that have been impacted by COVID-19. This event is supporting Kweza, Rwanda’s first Craft Beer Brewery!

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Women Brewing Beer in History, Africa, and Rwanda

Rwanda has recently been ranked the Best Place to be a Woman in Africa, according to the Global Gender Gap Report, ranked 9th overall in the world in terms of closing gender gaps, and 4th in the world for women's political empowerment. It is also one of the most encouraging and supportive places to be a female entrepreneur in Africa. Rwanda is highly progressive in seeing entrepreneurship as a key driver for transformation, economic development and business growth in its country, particularly for women.

Kweza Craft Brewery is the first female led craft brewery in Rwanda (the first craft brewery at all in the country!). In this workshop, we'll cover the role of women in brewing throughout history (it's not a German, American thing!), the growing craft beer scene in Africa, and starting Rwanda's first craft beer brewery, with women in the lead.

Speakers will include Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela, the first Black female Brewmaster in South Africa, and owner of Brewster's Craft; Chiedza Mufunde, Beer Aficionada, and Kweza Brewer; and Jessi Flynn, Kweza Managing Director.

Event partners:

Beau's All Natural Brewing Company- Beau's is a family run, employee owned brewery in Vankleek Hill, Ontario. Inspired by the ideas of empowering women, bringing craft beer to Rwanda, and creating positive economic impact on a global level, Beau’s launched the original Kickstarter campaign to open a craft brewery in Rwanda. Read more here: https://beaus.ca/rwanda/

On Tap Magazine - South Africa’s first dedicated beer publication is a quarterly magazine aimed at craft brewers, homebrewers, beer fanatics and those just beginning to dip their proverbial toe into the mash tun. Read More: https://ontapmag.co.za/

Brewster's Craft - Africa’s first collaborative beverage company merging contract manufacturing, quality management and training into a one-stop, innovative solution for start-up companies, entrepreneurs as well as established brands. Learn more: https://brewsterscraft.co.za/

Afro Beer Chick - Chalonda is a lover of life and all of the madness that comes with it. After being introduced to craft beer in 2009, she briefly sat as a local chapter President of Girls Pint Out in Chicago. You can catch her around the Chicagoland area at various events, just look for the chick with a kick ass afro with a beer in her hand. Read more: https://afrobeerchick.com/

Beer Chick: Beer Chick LLC, exists to celebrate, empower and connect people who share a love of beer. https://www.blackbeerchick.com/

First Sip Brew Box - First Sip Brew Box is a monthly subscription or one time gift box for the ultimate craft beer enthusiast! Learn more here: https://firstsipbrewbox.com/

Pink Boots Society - The Pink Boots Society was created to assist, inspire and encourage women beer industry professionals to advance their careers through education. https://www.pinkbootssociety.org/

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