A member of cooperative formed by Women for Women International in Rwanda. Photo: Serrah Galos

World Food Day 2021

Each year World Food Day is celebrated to promote awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger, and to highlight the need to ensure healthy diets for all.

Health and nutrition are a key part of our Stronger Women, Stronger Nations programme, helping women survivors of war rebuild their lives.

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World Food Day 2021

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Serving Up Sisterhood

Bringing more to the table than food

In October 2021 we honoured World Food Day (16th October) with our Serving Up Sisterhood campaign. We prepared a range of fun activities from a cookbook giveaway, cooking classes and tips on how to host your own dinner party.

Keep reading to see how our community got involved in Serving Up Sisterhood. 

38

a month - this is how much an average person in the UK spends on takeaways

2 billion

people don't have reliable access to enough nutritious and safe food

£22

a month - the cost of sponsoring a woman survivor of war to help her transform her life

Mick Elysée is a passionate chef specialising in Congolese-French and African food. Photo Credit: Scott KBG
Mick Elysée is a passionate chef specialising in Congolese-French and African food. Photo Credit: Scott KBG

Virtual Cooking Class with Mick Elysée

RENOWNED CONGOLESE-FRENCH CHEF MICK ELYSÉE SHARED TWO DELICIOUS RECIPES

Did you know that the average person in the UK spends a whopping £451 each year on takeaways?

Though a convenient option, it's not always the healthiest or most sustainable. This is why we called on our supporters to ditch the styrofoam containers and for £22 a month (less than your average takeaway for 2), changing the life of a woman survivor of war.

 

Recipes to help you ditch the takeaways

To celebrate World Food Day and our Serving Up Sisterhood campaign we joined renowned Congolese-French Chef Mick Élysée in his kitchen for a virtual cooking class. Visit the event page for the delicious recipes Mick shared at the event.

Fonio Garden by Mick Elysée

About Mick Elysee

subtitle:

SERVING AFRO-FUSION: A MIX OF CONGOLESE, FRENCH AND BRITISH CULTURE



Mick Elysée is originally from Congo. He fled the civil war at 14 and found refuge in France. Mick enrolled in one of the best culinary schools in Toulouse where he opened his first restaurant at 22 years old.



Mick worked in Michelin-starred restaurants and hotels worldwide for 10 years. In 2015, he launched his private chef company in London. International media such as BBC and France24 were among many to show interest in his gastronomique way of showcasing African cuisine.



Today, Mick is developing YaSomo which is a range of Congolese condiments while traveling between Europe and Africa, for his events and TV shows.


Download our Share Dinner Toolkit and host a dinner party to raise the £264 that will sponsor a sister on our year-long Stronger Women, Stronger Nations Programme.
Download our Share Dinner Toolkit and host a dinner party to raise the £264 that will sponsor a sister on our year-long Stronger Women, Stronger Nations Programme.

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Stronger Women, Stronger Nations programme

Taking care of women's health and wellbeing

Thanks to your generous commitment, your sponsored sister will find the support, solidarity and practical tools to help her reclaim her power. She will learn to save money, build a business, understand her rights and improve her health. She will pass on this knowledge to her family and community – sharing her power to create a world that is more equal, peaceful, and prosperous for everyone.

 

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