As part of the Stand With Ukraine project, 12 Ukrainian trainees have begun their culinary training in Toulouse with the team of Michelin-starred chef Thierry Marx.
The apprentices will be familiarizing themselves with the emblematic techniques of French cuisine. For many of them, this training represents a unique opportunity to rebuild their professional future after being directly affected by the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine.
In a few weeks’ time, they will return to Ukraine, and some of them will join La Cantine de Marioupol, in Dnipro, a project supported by Stand With Ukraine. This centre will provide temporary accommodation for displaced Ukrainians from Marioupol, offering them both meals and a place to comfort themselves, helping them to rebuild social links and support their reintegration.
This is a pilot project (…). It’s going to be a real issue for all those who have been involved, particularly in the Ukrainian defence forces, to be able to return to civilian life, often with psychological injuries, but also with very serious physical injuries, and therefore to be able to find new jobs, train them for this and reintegrate them into civilian life.
Edward Mayor, President of Stand With Ukraine
Pascale Danyel, a journalist with France Bleu, attended the first day of this training course and tells you all about the Stand With Ukraine and Cuisine Mode d’Emploi(s) initiative. Read the full article on France Bleu.
