Last month RCK and our group of incredible volunteers served over 2,400 meals across our six sites in London
This month we’re excited to announce that we’re opening a 7th site so that we can extend our services further
Please see the link in our bio to see how you can get involved through donations or volunteering with us - or simply share this post to help us spread awareness and help others
Not our words but these words express how we, all our volunteers and supporters believe everyday and act on those beliefs
Cooking over 14,000 (July 2022) vegetarian meals in a month requires a significant amount of vegetables.
Once a week we place a vegetable order. This order is determined by our current stock levels and what kind of food we expect to cook that week.
In July alone we went through:
- 1900kg of onions
- 1200kg of potatoes
- 640kg of carrots
- 240kg tomatoes
Our vegetable order costs around ~£1.5k a week. We are only able to continue our work through the support of our community. Placing vegetables orders in advance requires us to be confident of our future income. This is why reoccurring monthly donations play such an important role in the stability and longevity of RCK.
Individual reoccurring donations of £5/month collectively have a massive impact and ensure that we are able to continue serving warm food to those that need it. If you are interested in finding out a bit more about where donations go or signing up to a reoccurring donation please head to our justgiving page!!:
We have watched in horror as over one million refugees have been forced to escape the attacks on Ukraine, joining the millions of displaced people fleeing war and seeking refuge across the world. We stand in solidarity with all those forced to leave family, homes and the familiar. Trying to find a place of safety in the unknown should not be a starting point for anyone.
We call for safe passage and support for all in trying to reach the UK.
Photo by the talented Abdul Saboor
Photo by Abdul Saboor
WE HAVE BIG NEWS… We are re-opening the kitchen in Northern France!
A small COVID-19 response team, including the co-founders, will re-open our kitchen in Calais, assess the need in the region and slowly rebuild our operations accordingly. We are busy planning how to adapt our practices so that we can safely and ethically serve the communities who need it most.
We will really need your help as we rebuild our stock and brave this new post-COVID world.
Please give what you can, share and engage with our social media posts and find creative ways to support Refugee Community Kitchen. This is a communal effort and we need each other now more than ever!
As always, thank you for your support, especially over the last few months, which have been challenging for all of us. We are incredibly grateful for the community of people that stand together with RCK.
Love, strength & good health to you all!
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PS. Recurring donations truly keep us going so please don't forget to set up your recurring donation with our new donation page!
VOLUNTEERS
For health and safety reasons we can only have a small team at this point. We will let you know here when we can accept more volunteers in our kitchens. Thank you for your patience & support!
Here's a ground update from one of our incredible volunteers working in Calais. We're currently serving around 1200 portions of food a day to displaced people in Calais and Dunkirk. Plus an extra 1000 meals every Thursday in Brussels.
WE REALLY NEED VOLUNTEERS! So please join us if you have some spare time! Send an email to refugeecommunitykitchen@gmail.com to see how you can get involved.
Please spread the word & donate what you can!
This Scotch Bonnet chilli sauce brings much joy and banter around the condiment table, bringing much familiarity and cheer to all pallets. We affectionately call it 'Ya Ya' sauce. This swirling batch is an 150lt and should last a month or so. The flakey buttery paratha was also very very well received, a welcome addition to scoop up the Afghan beans with !
At Refugee Community Kitchen we take great pleasure in bringing some joy to our offerings, as well as our main stay menu of Curry, Rice and salad we always make items for the Condiment Table, which people help themselves to, the table often holds hot tea, water, dips, sauces, ground spices, fresh herbs, chopped lemon and onions.
Wishing you all joy, good food and happiness xxx ✨♥️✨
This beautiful photo was taken by Muhammed H., a refugee living in Dunkirk.
We are currently providing an estimated 1500 people with hot, wholesome meals in Calais and Dunkirk. This requires a huge amount of food and work!
Please share & donate what you can so that we can continue providing food without judgement.
