We build programs based on peer knowledge and deep relationship, centring women’s wisdom, culture, and food for meaningful connection and community-building.
Systemic barriers, social isolation, and lack of language access can make it difficult for newcomer refugee and immigrant women to find safety and belonging. By creating platforms of shared experience, and using food as a powerful common language, we make space for women to bring forward their strengths and creativity for economic empowerment, holistic wellness and social flourishing.
Food Entrepreneurship
Dream Cuisines: A Newcomer Women’s Food Business Program
In 2021, amidst a global pandemic, we kickstarted an imaginative new program designed in collaboration with an inaugural cohort of newcomer refugee women entrepreneurs. In partnership with Coho Commissary, who provided commissary kitchen use, the Vancouver Farmers Market, Vancity Credit Union, and the Women’s Economic Council, we built Dream Cuisines from the ground-up to offer educational and skills-building workshops, knowledge-sharing networks, and access to mentorship. We have launched 15 incredible newcomer women’s food businesses into the farmers market, retail shops, and catering since 2021!
Connection & Community
Drop-in programs we have run in the past include:
Intercultural Tea Time: a weekly circle of sharing tea and stories, where newcomer women can develop intercultural communication skills, combat isolation, and meet new people
Healthy Cooking Together: online cooking sessions where women share different cultural recipes and stories with each other
Creative Coffee: small social gatherings where newcomer women connect over coffee, desserts, and creative activities such as natural dyeing and seasonal crafts
Our team creates new activities and community events every year. Subscribe to our newsletter below for updates!