Cuisine sans frontières
Verein Cuisine sans frontières
Zürich, Switzerland
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Cuisine sans frontières is a non-profit association based in Zürich, Switzerland working on peace & conflict, refugees & migration, community development +2 more.
Cuisine sans frontières is a Swiss association founded to promote peace and social cohesion through cooking. It sets up gastronomic meeting points and training centres in social conflict and crisis areas, always in collaboration with local partners. Its projects serve refugees, women, children and young people in countries including Lebanon, Ecuador, Greece, Kosovo, Burkina Faso, South Africa and Nepal. Activities include community kitchens, hospitality training, meals for people in need, and benefit events such as the Kitchen Battle. The association is based in Zürich, Switzerland, and runs volunteer and membership programmes.
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Woman of Salt
Peace & Conflict · Lebanon
Supports women from Syrian, Palestinian, Lebanese and Bedouin communities in the Bekaa Valley through cooking and community gatherings.
Choco Samona
Community development · Ecuador
Integrated development concept in Orellana province on the Rio Napo, supporting indigenous residents with practical training and chocolate production.
Soufra Cafeteria
Refugees & Migration · Lebanon
Cafeteria in the Burj el Barajneh refugee camp in Beirut, serving as a public meeting point for women.
El Fogon
Employment & Skills · Ecuador
Twelve-month hospitality training programme at a rainforest campus, training indigenous young people in gastronomy and tourism.
Wave Community Center
Refugees & Migration · Greece
Community centre in Thessaloniki providing meals, hygiene items, clothing and other basic support to refugees living on the streets.
Thairat
Peace & Conflict · Lebanon
Community kitchen run by women who cook, distribute meals and strengthen each other through shared exchange.
Foyer Fama
Refugees & Migration · Burkina Faso
Shelter in Ouagadougou where refugee women and their children find protection and cook together in a shared kitchen.
Piqueteadero
Community development · Colombia
Restaurant and meeting point in Tumaco, Colombia, important for young people in the community.
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