From Syria, with Love

Help us realise our dream location that will allow us to continue spreading hummus and love on your pita bread

Visuel du projet From Syria, with Love
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24/03/2018
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From Syria, with Love

<p><br /><em><u>From Syria&nbsp;with Love:&nbsp;food for the soul... coming from the heart</u></em><br /><br />It all began with a dream, a dream to change the perception of the word &quot;Syrian Refugee.&quot;&nbsp;A word&nbsp;that has flooded the media and people&#39;s minds to the extent that it always brought a negative connotation. Rarely did anyone know anything about Syria prior to the war.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;I couldn&#39;t stand the pity and sad eyes&nbsp;when I told people I was from Syria. There had to be a way to show the hidden gems&nbsp;of Syria, the gems the Syrian&nbsp;people had brought with them from across the Mediterranean.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://i.embed.ly/1/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscontent.fbru1-1.fna.fbcdn.net%2Fv%2Ft1.0-9%2F27459468_10215917836806956_5669303207249813526_n.jpg%3Foh%3D6476db3524ac105aeb141f0b2ec63251%26oe%3D5B1C9728&amp;key=8b7d8dd6504d41af9a77662672aabc2a" /></p><p>Back in September 2017&nbsp;Yara, a design consultant, come across four women who had a lot more than the words Syria and refugee; they shared&nbsp;a passion: cooking Syrian food with love.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It was not long before this passion become a social enterprise called &quot;From Syria with Love&quot;, a&nbsp;catering company&nbsp;that aims to empower and give a purpose to Syrian housewives&nbsp;who now call Belgium home.&nbsp;The mission goes beyond empowering and sharing food; it&#39;s a bigger vision to blur the lines between the locals and the new comers.</p><p><br /><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://i.embed.ly/1/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscontent.fbru1-1.fna.fbcdn.net%2Fv%2Ft1.0-9%2F27337027_10215917835366920_4416216946446405852_n.jpg%3Foh%3De4d273195384e3ff5b090b5b0b391c50%26oe%3D5AE25448&amp;key=7bb7fdfba53d4f19a57dc0abcac018df" /><br />After our great success the past year, we decided to&nbsp;commit to a fixed location where we will&nbsp;continue our mission and prepare daily meals, organise cooking workshops, and cater bigger events.&nbsp;<br /><br /><strong>Our Team:&nbsp;</strong><em>​​​​A&nbsp;devoted&nbsp;team of lovely Syrian housewives</em></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://i.embed.ly/1/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscontent.fbru1-1.fna.fbcdn.net%2Fv%2Ft1.0-9%2F27073162_10215917835406921_3119049008955852763_n.jpg%3Foh%3Dda25dfdb9702e8016759ae3812dce29d%26oe%3D5B18A83D&amp;key=8b7d8dd6504d41af9a77662672aabc2a" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><u>Head Chef Sabah</u>&nbsp;from Aleppo&nbsp;is 44 years old and has&nbsp;2 children.&nbsp;She has been in&nbsp;Belgium for 1,5 years.&nbsp;<em>&quot;I have never felt more proud to be a Syrian, making people happy.&quot;</em><br /><br /><u>Chef Ahlam</u>&nbsp;from Homs, she is 34 years old and&nbsp;has&nbsp;4 children.&nbsp;She has been in Belgium for 2 years.&nbsp;<em>&quot;Cooking has become my profession, which is the best thing that could&#39;ve happened to me.&quot;</em><br /><br /><u>Chef&nbsp;Abeer</u>&nbsp;from&nbsp;Damascus is 33&nbsp;years&nbsp;old and has 2 children.&nbsp;She has been in&nbsp;Belgium for 1 year.&nbsp;<em>&quot;I never imagined that&nbsp;I would grow to love Belgium this&nbsp;fast.&quot;</em><br /><br /><u>Chef&nbsp;Deeya</u>&nbsp;from Aleppo is 36&nbsp;years&nbsp;old and lives by herself.&nbsp;She has been in&nbsp;Belgium for 2 years.&nbsp;<em>&quot;When I met the ladies and saw them cooking, I&nbsp;couldn&#39;t hide my enthusiasm!&quot;</em><br /><br /><strong>In the News</strong><br /><a target="_blank" href="https://www.een.be/video/iedereen-beroemd/from-syria-with-love">&quot;Iedereen Beroemd&quot;</a>&nbsp; +&nbsp;&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://atv.be/nieuws/video-from-syria-with-love-35415">ATV</a>&nbsp; +&nbsp;&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.flanderstoday.eu/living/food-heart-offers-different-perspective-syria">Flanders Today</a>&nbsp; +&nbsp;&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://etion.be/kennisbank/ik-wil-blijven-dromen-een-free-bird-blijven">Etion</a></p>

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<p>We were blessed&nbsp;to find a humble location to rent in&nbsp;Gitschotellei,&nbsp;Antwerp;&nbsp;however the store is empty and needs a reconstruction&nbsp;in order for it to be suitable&nbsp;to contain a professional kitchen under the rules and regulations of the FAVV.&nbsp;<br /><br />If we are lucky enough to reach our goal then your kind&nbsp;contributions will go to:<br /><br /><strong>1.&nbsp;The reconstruction of the store</strong><br /><em>3,000 euros to renovate the store *pipping, electricity,&nbsp;water, gas...</em><br /><em>1,500&nbsp;euros for material to furnish the store *flooring &amp;&nbsp;ceiling&nbsp;material,&nbsp;toilet,&nbsp;lavabo...&nbsp;</em><br />&nbsp;<br /><strong>2. The essential&nbsp;professional kitchen appliances</strong><br /><em>1,500 euros </em>Gastro<br /><em>1,800 euros </em>Dishwasher<br /><em>2,700 euros </em>Hot air oven<br /><em>2,000 euros </em>Freezer<br /><em>2,000 euros </em>Cooler<br /><em>2,000 euros Cooker hood</em><br /><br />Thank you in advance for everything :)</p>

Contreparties

5 €

  • 3 contributions
A huge thank you / Shukran :)

10 €

  • 10 contributions
A huge thank you / Shukran with your name mentioned on our social media :)

15 €

  • 10 contributions
Previous rewards & a customised Arabic scripted postcard :)

25 €

  • 37 contributions
A delicious lunch for 2

50 €

  • 47 contributions
A romantic dinner for 2 :)

75 €

  • 2 contributions
A nice lunch for 6 :)

100 €

  • 20 contributions
A lovely dinner for 4 :)

150 €

  • 5 contributions
A lovely lunch or dinner for 8 :)

200 €

  • 6 contributions
A lovely dinner for 10 :)

300 €

  • 4 contributions
A dynamic cooking workshop for 8 people :)

500 €

  • 5 contributions
A nice meal (lunch or dinner) for 20 :)

1 000 €

  • 2 contributions
You are more than welcome to book us for a private evening for your special event for up to 30 people :)

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