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Food Fest Cook, Learn, Earn – Duffryn
PROJECT DESCRIPTION

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.

Beneficiaries

  • Children / Young People

    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.

  • People in poverty

    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

    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

  • Number of beneficiaries - 60

    Duffryn residents trained, and the wider community benefits.

  • Reach of your work

    60 direct participants, 120 indirect beneficiaries.

Geographic reach

  • Wales: Newport
BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

60

Supporting Duffryn residents facing poverty and unemployment

SIZE OF PROJECT PER ANNUM

£28,000.00

TIMELINE

May 2026 - Jul 2026

Project Outcome Targets

Duffryn residents gain cooking, budgeting and food enterprise skills.

Unemployed participants gain food hygiene certification and employment pathways.

Families reduce food costs through healthy, affordable cooking skills

Project Activities

  • Weekly hands-on cooking workshops teaching affordable healthy meals.

  • Food hygiene certification training for participants.

  • Catering and food enterprise skills sessions.

  • Mentoring and employability support including CV and job guidance.

  • Community meal event prepared by participants.

Resources Needed For The Project

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.
Project Impact and Partners
IMPACT REPORTING

Bi-annually

March 2021

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UN SDG 1: No Poverty UN SDG 2: Zero Hunger UN SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
How we monitor the quality and results of our work

Attendance logs, participant surveys, feedback forms and progress tracking spreadsheets.

WHO IS ALREADY FUNDING THE PROJECT?

N/A

n/a
OTHER PARTNERS

culture minds

mental health / well-being club