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Sikh Sanjog’s Punjab’n de Rasoi Catering Project

Story so far:

 

Sikh Sanjog is a voluntary organisation set up in 1989 to support Sikh women and their families to access mainstream services.

 

Our new venture is to set up a Social Enterprise Catering Project.

 

We are 1 of 8 organisations who have received an Enterprise Grant from the Scottish Community Foundation. (They received over 220 applications)

 

The grant has enabled us to employ a Business Manager for two years and have opened a lunch time café. We have had to temporarily close the cafe until more suitable premises are found in the new year.

 

We sell a healthy version of traditional Indian food as an alternative to the usual soup and sandwiches.

 

We will also provide outside catering for any occasion large or small.

 

If you would like more information regarding our café and outside catering please leave your details on the forms provided and we will send you more information in the near future.

                    

What the Punjab'n de Rasoi Catering Project can provide...

 

To women within our Organization

     · Accredited Training

· Transferable Skills

· Raised Confidence and Self Esteem

· Volunteering Opportunities

· Paid Employment

· Employability

· Financial Independence

 

To our organization

 

· Sustainability

· Heightened Profile

· Sense of Ownership

 

To the Sikh Community

 

· Raised awareness of the Sikh culture

· Increased mutual understanding

· Strong Female Role Models

· Higher Profile within the local community

 

 

 

 

 

Catering Project

 

In 2007 we provided a training programme for 14 volunteers which included

 

· Food Handling

· Cash Handling

· Customer Care

 

With volunteers from the Sikh Community who had no experience of training joined the programme.

 

12 gained and accredited a certificate in Food Hygiene.

 

By 2010 our aim is for 68 women to have gained skills in:

 

· Food Handling

· Cash Handling

· Customer Care

· Health and Safety

· Marketing

· Communication

 

The training programme will be designed to enable our volunteers to gain employment within this project or in the wide community.