Come celebrate the culinary cultures of Lewisham...
All our delicious products are made using traditional recipes by people who have asylum in Lewisham.
You can find our products in local shops, meet us at RARE Market in Woolwich every second and last Saturday of the month or ‘click and collect’ from our online shop…
Lockdown support, available in multiple languages…
One of our supporters, Thrive LDN have teamed up with Doctors of the World to create a wellbeing guide.
Available in 27 languages the resource has 6 simple steps to help support migrant communities during lockdown. If you, or someone you know would benefit, please do check out and share the guide.
Come celebrate the culinary cultures of Lewisham...
All our delicious products are made using traditional recipes by people who have asylum here. You can find our products in local shops, meet us at RARE Market in Woolwich every second and last Saturday of the month or 'click and collect' from our online shop...
Covid support
A guide to protecting your wellbeing – available in 27 languages!
One of our supporters, Thrive LDN have teamed up with Doctors of the World to create a wellbeing guide.
Available in 27 languages the resource has 6 simple steps to help support migrant communities through the restrictions. If you, or someone you know would benefit, please do check out the guide.
Where to buy...
Visit our pop-up stall in Catford Mews – we’ll be there every Thursday and Saturday this month!
On the 2nd and last Saturday of the month we’ll be trading at RARE Market in Woolwich, SE17 6GD.
You can also pre-order from our online shop and collect from PLACE / Ladywell (Sundays) or from our pop-up at Catford Mews.
Where to buy...
What is the Refugee Cafe?
We create delicious food from around the world whilst paving the way to employment for people granted asylum in Lewisham.
No matter who you are we all have one thing in common – the need for good food and good jobs!
What is the Refugee Cafe?
We make delicious food from around the world whilst creating a path to employment for people granted asylum in Lewisham.
No matter who you are we all have one thing in common – the need for good food and good jobs!
Our Mission
Our growing team of local trainee chefs, granted Asylum in Lewisham, create delicious food from their home countries to sell at our markets and events, whilst gaining hospitality training and coaching towards their employment or enterprise goals.
We are looking for partners with expertise in in employment skills training, including CV writing and interview practice, as well as wellbeing, to run sessions for our trainees as they prepare for work at one of our local trusted employers.
In the future we will open a cafe – an eating and meeting place for locals and newcomers to come together and learn over food and drinks – a perfect recipe for community and contribution.
Our growing team of local trainee chefs, granted asylum in Lewisham, create delicious food from their home countries to sell at our markets and event, whilst gaining hospitality training and coaching towards their employment or enterprise goals.
We are looking for partners with expertise in employment skills training, including CV training and interview practice, as well as wellbeing to run sessions for our trainees as they prepare to work at a local trusted employer.
In the future we will open a cafe – an eating and meeting place for locals and newcomers to come together and learn over food and drinks – a perfect recipe for community and contribution.
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Why is this project needed?
Refugees face many barriers to work including lack of language skills, social networks, UK work experience and discrimination.
Why is this project needed?
Refugees face many barriers to work including lack of language skills, social networks, UK work experience and discrimination.
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Unemployment rate for refugees is four times higher than the national average
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Employment is the first priority for integration
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Lewisham is offering a home to 100 families who have gained Asylum by 2022
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Unemployment rate for refugees is four times higher than the national average
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Employment is the first priority for integration
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Lewisham is offering a home to 100 families who have gained Asylum by 2022
Refugee Cafe has recently been selected for the Co-op Local Community Fund.
If you are a Co-op member you can no select us as your local cause here.
For £1 you can get a membership with the Co-op and easily raise funds when you shop, to help local refugees into work.
What's happening this month?
The amazing Electric Future Foods are teaming up with Refugee Cafe and inviting us into their homes for a plant based Caribbean cook-along.
Come and join us on Friday 31st July to make some delicious Callaloo!
What's happening this month?
The amazing Electric Future Foods are teaming up with Refugee Cafe and inviting us into their homes for a plant based Caribbean cook-along. Come and join us on Friday 31st July and make some delicious Callaloo!
Support local
Refugee Cafe has recently been selected for the Co-op Local Community Fund.
If you are a Co-op member you can no select us as your local cause here.
For £1 you can get a membership with the Co-op and easily raise funds when you shop, to help local refugees into work.
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