Karachi
\nNational Foods Limited, through its flagship initiative, National Foodpreneur Programme, has launched a three-month Professional Culinary Training that gives ten Deaf women and men the practical skills to build careers and livelihoods in the hospitality industry.
\nThe initiative, launched in partnership with ConnectHear, aims to promote inclusion, accessibility and equal opportunity. With training support provided to ConnectHear by the Civil Society Human and Institutional Development Programme (CHIP), participants will receive hands-on training in various cuisines, along with food hygiene, safety and HACCP principles, and professional kitchen operations.
\nCommenting on the programme, Sarah Dawood, Head of Corporate Reputation, National Foods Limited, said, \u201cNational Foodpreneur by National Foods is underpinned by our vision to create food that enriches the lives of people everywhere, and our mission goes beyond the plate.
\nAs a food leader, empowering the next generation of chefs, including Persons with Disabilities, is more than teaching a craft.
\nIt is a commitment to inclusion, socioeconomic uplift, and the enduring development of our communities.\u201d
\nAzima Dhanjee, CEO and Co-founder, ConnectHear, added, \u201cOur community with disabilities has immense talent. By ensuring accessible training, sign language instruction, and trained teachers, this culinary programme gives ten Deaf individuals a pathway to professional skills and employment. It shows how thoughtful accommodations can make mainstream training accessible. We hope more organisations will bring a disability inclusion lens to their training programs and workplaces.\u201d
\nThe programme reflects National Foods\u2019 focus on building a more inclusive and accessible food and hospitality industry, creating equitable pathways for persons with disabilities to pursue professional growth and greater economic independence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karachi National Foods Limited, through its flagship initiative, National Foodpreneur Programme, has launched a three-month Professional Culinary Training that gives ten Deaf women and men the practical skills to build careers and livelihoods in the hospitality industry. The initiative, launched in partnership with ConnectHear, aims to promote inclusion, accessibility and equal opportunity. With training support […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":574400,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-574430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-national"],"yoast_head":"\n