Courageous Kitchen Inc.

Courageous Kitchen hopes to inspire marginalized youth through the power of food. This is done by providing food aid and education. The food aid is a lifeline and assist people meeting their basic needs. The education program teaches youth English and culinary skills concurrently, with the aim of increasing nutrition, self confidence, and developing employable skills.

Our recipe for creating transformative change is to feed the hungry, restore dignity by funding basic needs, and a provide free education program giving people the skills they need to lift themselves out of poverty.

Courageous Kitchen currently receives no institutional support. This neither includes governmental aid, nor regular donations from faith based organizations. Instead the organization has turned to the social enterprise model, creating a business to support the costs of programming for the needy. The business provides cooking classes to tourists visiting Bangkok, which supplements income from donations. To reach more communities, however, the organization must grow the number of supporters in the form of grantees, donors, and business customers.

Courageous Kitchen has provided 500 hours of English language instruction for 3-6 year olds in our pre-school serving the children of asylum seeking refugees in Bangkok. In 2017, Courageous Kitchen distributed over $10,000 in direct cash aid to vulnerable families, and invested over $10,000 in education, and culinary skills training for the same community. This includes 2,200kg of rice distributed, positively impacting the lives of 300 people. In 2019, we hope to expand our supporter base to be able to share the hope and courage provided by our activities in the kitchen with more people in Bangkok.