Dubai: 12-yr-old girl buys iPhone 14 after selling home-made bread in school for Dh10

Dubai: 12-yr-old girl buys iPhone 14 after selling home-made bread in school for Dh10

Some students looked down on her, questioning her family's financial status — but Bianca kept going until she reached her goal

Published: Fri 24 Mar 2023, 12:51 PM Last updated: Fri 24 Mar 2023, 12:53 PM

Twelve-year-old Bianca Jemi Wariyava won't ever forget the day her iPhone 14 was delivered to their home. It wasn't a gift nor a prize she won — it was the fruit of six weeks of hard work.

Bianca, a seventh-grader in Dubai, wanted a new phone but, due to current circumstances, her parents couldn't buy her one. In February, a brilliant idea dawned on her.

Her Filipina mother Gemini Wariyava once made some bread that she packed in her lunchbox and shared with her friends. “They loved the taste and fluffiness of the bread. They loved it so much they asked me to bring some again the next day," Bianca told Khaleej Times.

Then one of her pals gave her an idea: Instead of giving them away for free, why not sell them? "And that was when I realized I could buy iPhone 14 with the money I could earn,” she said.

Bianca’s parents are both expert bakers who have worked at five-star hotels in Dubai. In fact, she grew