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11 March 2026
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Online
Cook, Learn, Earn – Duffryn
Young people in Duffryn will benefit through practical cooking and life skills sessions that build confidence, teamwork, and healthier habits, helping them develop positive routines and early pathways toward training, volunteering, or employment.
Residents facing financial hardship will gain affordable cooking skills, access to healthy meals, and budgeting knowledge, helping them reduce food costs, improve nutrition, and strengthen resilience during the cost-of-living crisis.
Unemployed adults will receive hands-on catering training, food hygiene certification, and mentoring, helping them build confidence and skills that support pathways into volunteering, training, or employment in the food and hospitality sector
Duffryn residents trained, and the wider community benefits.
60 direct participants, 120 indirect beneficiaries.
Cook, Learn, Earn – Duffryn is a 12-week community training programme for Duffryn residents. Participants will attend weekly hands-on cooking and food enterprise workshops, gain Level 2 Food Hygiene certification, and learn budgeting, catering, and employability skills. Delivered through small group sessions and mentoring, the project aims to improve confidence, reduce food poverty, and create pathways into volunteering, catering work, or small food businesses.
Supporting Duffryn residents facing poverty and unemployment
| Resource | Description | Quantity needed | When needed | How this donation supports the project (Enabling Actions or KPIs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONEY | Funding to deliver training sessions, facilitators, ingredients, equipment, and participant support. | 28000 | Flexible | Funds 12 workshops, trains 60 residents, and supports food hygiene certification and employment pathways. |
| PRODUCTS | Cooking ingredients, utensils, food storage containers, and training materials. | Ingredients and equipment for 12 workshops serving 60 participants. | Flexible | Enables hands-on training sessions and preparation of affordable healthy meals. |
| SERVICES | Professional trainers, mentoring, and food hygiene certification providers. | Facilitators for 12 training sessions and certification support. | Flexible | Participants gain recognised certification and skills for catering or food enterprise opportunities. |
Attendance logs, participant surveys, feedback forms and progress tracking spreadsheets.
Local people employed or retained
Upskilling of existing employees through accredited training
Support for community health or wellbeing interventions
n/a
mental health / well-being club