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About Us.
Our mission is to create community and a pathway to employability for people from refugee backgrounds using food as the tool kit. A destination that leverages food so people can eat, cook, learn and most importantly, belong.
We are a UK non-profit organisation based in Athens, founded in 2021.
Saffron Kitchen Project (SKP) was started to address a problem; the refugee community and vulnerable people are facing many obstacles such as lack of food, job opportunities as well as inadequate social inclusion.
Our solution is to create a path to employment through vocational and hospitality training as well as providing meals and job opportunities.
Our team, built of hired chefs coming from the refugee community, a project coordinator, a culinary educator and dedicated volunteers will ensure the smooth running of the project, upholding our values and solidarity with other actors on the ground.
SKP’s current culinary headquarters are provided by ANKAA in the diverse neighbourhood of Kypseli. Collaboration is the cornerstone of any good initiative, for this reason, in order to make SKP as successful as we can be, we will collaborate with other organisations based in Athens, allowing us to have the greatest reach possible.
Saffron Kitchen Project is about people, food, building community and creating lasting opportunities for vulnerable people in Athens. Food is about love, comfort and hospitality. There is a kindness in the practice of preparing meals for others, the perfect opportunity to make people feel welcome. We’re here to support each other, using food as the tool kit
Drawing on many years of experience in the hospitality industry as well as the humanitarian sector we identified a need for access to nutritious food, professional training and job opportunities for refugees.
At Saffron Kitchen Project we aim to do exactly that. We cook meals together, provide specialised training and create opportunities for people with refugee backgrounds to support themselves and grow their own skill sets
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