Autisme 31
Autisme 31 is a family association that offers leisure activities for children, teenagers and adults with autism.It organizes exchange groups for parents and a leisure group for autistic adults without disabilities.Its strength lies in its many volunteers, whose presence with the children enables them to enjoy leisure activities and gives their parents a little respite.This […]
Gadens Børn
Gadens Børn is an association founded in 2012 by Pia Lindell Qwist, who became aware of what children left to their own devices on the streets go through during a trip to Kolkata, India. She then launched this non-profit organization to help children and young people in socially vulnerable situations. The aim is to intervene […]
Arpejeh
The French association arpejeh supports disabled youth aged 15 to 30 in their educational and professional careers. It promotes their integration by providing personalized support throughout their studies and their transition into the world of work. The association plays a crucial role in promoting equal opportunities and combating disability-related discrimination in France.
Epices
The association Epices, an acronym for Espace de Projets d’Insertion Cuisine Et Santé, was founded by Isabelle Haeberlin in 2013 in Mulhouse. She provides cooking workshops for young people and adults, encouraging them to take care of themselves, adopt healthy eating habits and boost their self-esteem in order to achieve personal success. Epices is committed […]
Comal Heritage Food Incubator
The Comal Heritage Food Incubator is an integrated program of the Focus Points Family Resource Center in Denver, USA. It is both a restaurant and a catering business training program designed to support immigrant and refugee women. The program offers participants from countries as diverse as Mexico, Syria, Iraq and Ethiopia the opportunity to celebrate […]
Afuté & Biscornu
The project originated with Olivier Tran, the father of a child with severe autism spectrum disorders. Wanting to offer a future to his son, as well as to all disabled young people left behind, he launched two projects in 2020:
Refugee Food
Refugee Food was born out of a week-long festival held throughout France: restaurateurs open their kitchens to collaborate with refugee cooks to create four-hand menus. Created in 2016 by Marine Mandrila and Louis Martin, the project aims to change perceptions about refugees through cooking, accelerate their socio-professional integration, and promote fair and sustainable food for […]
Les Petites Cantines
Diane Dupré La Tour came up with the idea of creating a friendly canteen after local residents reached out to her at a difficult time in her life. Meals are an important part of our day, a time for sharing, exchanging and interacting… Unfortunately, many people spend them alone. Les Petites Cantines offers a convivial […]
Gastromotiva
Founded in 2006, by chef and social entrepreneur David Hertz Gastromotiva is an NGO whose mission is based in four pillars to promote social transformation through food: the development of people, income generation, hunger mitigation, and climate change and environmental preservation. Gastromotiva offers free professional courses related to the food industry and entrepreneurship. The organization […]
Everybody Eats
How to solve the major problem of wasting perfectly good food, while people go hungry and communities become increasingly disconnected. The answer is: Everybody Eats Founded in New Zealand by a successful restaurateur, Everybody Eats is an innovative social catering concept offering the community three-course meals with the quality of those served in a traditional […]
Geitmyra matkultursenter for barn
The Geitmyra matkultursenter for barn is a culinary center for children in Norway. Initially based in Oslo, the association is now present in three other towns: Kristiansand, Ringsaker and Tønsberg. Founder Andreas Viestad describes these centers as places where “food and the joy of cooking are used to engage with children on themes related to […]
FoodCycle
FoodCycle is a community dining charity that brings people together to share nourishing meals and conversation – tackling food insecurity, loneliness, and food waste. Each week volunteers across the country take part in a ‘Ready Steady Cook’ style challenge, transforming surplus ingredients that would otherwise go to waste into three-course vegetarian meals, served free to […]