Why is it important to provide jobs for refugee women?

Providing jobs for refugee women is crucial for their integration into society. A paycheck allows them to progress in their administrative procedures and feel valued by their work, rather than relying on grants or charity.

How is cooking used as a means of integration?

Cooking serves as a means of communication and cultural exchange, facilitating interactions between refugees and the host society. By sharing dishes and recipes, refugee women can create connections and raise public awareness about migration issues.

What types of skills are developed among refugee women within Bande de Chefs?

Within Bande de Chefs, refugee women develop technical skills in cooking, as well as management and service skills. Ongoing training is also provided to help them adapt to hygiene standards and large-scale culinary production.

What societal impact is aimed for by the company Bande de Chefs?

The company Bande de Chefs aims to improve the image of immigrants in France by showing that they can actively contribute to society. Through employment and the recognition of skills, the goal is to promote better mutual acceptance and build a more inclusive society.

Who is Charlotte Leluc and what is her role in Bande de Chefs?

Charlotte Leluc is the founder of Bande de Chefs, a solidarity-based company that employs refugee women. She has extensive experience in the field of solidarity and created this company to provide refugee women with rewarding and eco-responsible job opportunities.

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Charlotte Leluc

Founder — Bande de cheffes

Why Give Work to Refugee Women?

11:08·7 November 2024

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Charlotte Leluc is the founder of the social enterprise Bande de cheffes, a solidarity and eco-responsible catering company created to employ refugee women and help them integrate into French society through work.

Employed because a payslip is a true identity document for advancing in administrative integration. “The idea is to be able to say that these women live from their work, their expertise, and their know-how, not from public subsidies or private charity,” emphasizes the founder of Bande de cheffes.
The goal is to provide them with a rewarding job and help them develop their skills. And cooking is a fantastic means of integration. “It’s much easier to talk to people through their taste buds on certain subjects than through their brains,” jokes Charlotte Leluc. “We use cooking as a lever to raise awareness about migration issues and sustainable catering challenges.”
A fusion cuisine where spices and herbs blend with French expertise and products.
Charlotte Leluc's first hope is that in the short term, these women will have a job, become financially independent, feel proud, be able to pass that pride on to their children, and build the society of tomorrow.
“In the long term, what I dream of is that we accept each other more. We talk about a solidarity project because that’s how people understand it best, but in reality, it’s a societal project. And by giving work to these women, I hope to contribute to improving the image of immigrants in France,” she concludes.

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Providing jobs for refugee women is crucial for their integration into society. A paycheck allows them to progress in their administrative procedures and feel valued by their work, rather than relying on grants or charity.