Institute Seeks Support For Women To Become Professional Chefs

A professional culinary institution, Speedmeals Culinary School, has called on both government and non-governmental organisations to support the institution’s dream of empowering women and young girls to become professional chefs.

The call was made by the director of the School, Chef Tobias Igwe, at the recent graduation ceremony of 107 female students as professional chefs with a number of them becoming self employed or employed as staffs of 5-stars hotels and restaurants.

He stated that, the institution is changing the narrative by giving employment opportunities to women, thus, changing the gender biased system of employing only men. He said, the institution can do more with adequate support.

“We are glad to have some NGOs currently sponsoring women to train in our school. We are hoping for well meaning individuals, governmental and non-governmental organizations alike to support this initiative by sponsoring more students to acquire this skills in our school and become employable,” he added.

The director revealed that the culinary school exist to groom women, young girls, and women with disabilities to become a professional chef, noting that, the school also gives the women employability skills in the hospitality sector.

“We are addressing five of the SDG goals which includes no poverty, zero hunger, quality education, gender equality and decent work and economic growth,” he noted.

Speedmeals culinary school, he said, has trained and empowered 278 students in the last 3 years and is currently admitting students with a minimum of Secondary School Certificate(SSCE).