What better way to celebrate April as Soyfoods month than to salute the inspirational SESACO foods and beverages company in Uganda. SESACO brings the nutritional power of soy protein to breads, beverages, school meals and more. This month, the continuously innovating ASA/WISHH strategic partner introduced frozen soy dessert, a first for Uganda and quite possibly the entire East African region.
Partnerships, trade and jobs for women are three key ingredients in SESACO founder Charles Nsubuga’s recipe for economic growth and improved nutrition for the region. The family owned company employs approximately 100 women to manufacture its unique products, such as the coffee-inspired Soyacup beverage, soy millet porridges, and soy yoghurt, as well as operate a retail store and conduct street kitchen promotions. SESACO also supplies Ugandan bakers with U.S. soy flour and trains them on how it can boost their profits–and at the same time–increase the nutrition and shelf life of their breads.
Even more women benefit from SESACO’s partnership with a development organization. Together with nutritionists, they created low-cost soy flour-based porridges that Ugandan women market in small packets for their local communities.