Volunteering can be especially powerful as a starting point for migrant women for many many reasons. It can:
PRACTICAL ACTIONS – What are we doing?
We have 5 connected resources that will unlock the power of volunteering in food for our migrant women.
We have developed a VOLUNTEERING GUIDE, an easy-to-understand resource tailored to migrant women seeking volunteering opportunities in the food sector. The guide covers essential topics such as culinary skills, food safety, hygiene, teamwork, and communication in a user-friendly format
We organised a series of engaging, hands-on workshops to equip migrant women with the skills, language and confidence needed for volunteering in the food industry.
While we can talk about volunteering, it is important we give our women the opportunity to be hosted in a company, an NGO or a project where they can apply their skills. In each of our countries, we are looking for hosts. Get involved.
Our 3 Kitchen partners in Sweden, France, Ireland and the Netherlands offer unique opportunities for migrant women to volunteer and for businesses/NGOs to host them, playing a crucial role advancing towards integration and economic independence.
Placements and hosting opportunities are available from June to October 2024. The duration can be a few days or up to three weeks—whatever works best for the participants and hosts.
Now we have our women volunteers and our host organisations, we are ready to enable 50 volunteering placements for migrant women in the food industry within our partner countries, providing them with hands-on experience and practical application of their newly acquired skills. Check back in later to see how we got on.
An important part of our work is to document and share the personal stories and experiences of our 20 migrant women who have successfully completed the First Step Volunteering Kitchen work package, showcasing their achievements and the impact of the programme on their lives. If you are interested in being featured, please let us know.
