Why Give Work to Refugee Women?

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.