In our project Spicyroad we hitchhiked roughly 28.000 km from Germany to Vietnam. In the course of this project we collect the best recipes from all over the world which shall contribute to the building of a restaurant. This restaurant shall offer female migrants and refugees the possibility of a job to gain financial independence and to learn the (German) language. On our journey we want to learn from people that have gathered experiences in areas which are of interest for this project like women empowerment and refugee support on a grassroots level. We will do that in form of interviewing these inspiring persons or by volunteering. We try to share the things we learn from these encounters on here as well as on our Facebook page and hope to raise awareness to the causes that these amazing initiatives are supporting.

 

Berlin – Gabi

Berlin – Viola (German teacher for refugees)

Warsaw – Paulina (Kuchnia Konflictu)

Tallinn – Eero (Estonian Refugee Council)

Helsinki – Hitomi (Monika-Naiset – Multicultural Women’s Association)

Helsinki – Aino

Moscow – Danya (MPC Social Services)

Istanbul – Chris (Small Projects Istanbul)

Izmir – Felipe (ReVi)

Izmir – Mohammed

Izmir – Mohammed & Olivia (SNDD)

Çeşme – Ali (Imece)

Auroville – Wellpaper

Alapuzha – Kudumbashree

Thiruvananthapuram – Rejitha (Sakhi Women’s Resource center)

Mumbai – Akshara Center

Delhi – Chief Executive, A J Philips (Deepalaya)

Jaipur – Anita (Azad foundation)

Dharamsala – Tenzin (Paper recylcing workshop)

Dharamsala – Tsereng (Tibetan Women’s Association)

Delhi – Kanupriya (Samarpan foundation, handicraft workshop for Afghan female refugees)

Delhi – Ali (Rohingya refugee camp)

Kathmandu – Women for Human Rights (WHR)

Kathmandu – Tibetan Welfare Center

Kathmandu – Seven Women

Bangkok – Medical center supporting refugees (doesn’t want to be named due to the repression by the Thai government)

Bangkok – UNHCR Thailand

Yangon – Aye Thada (Gender Equality Network)

Yangon – Yangon Bakehouse (supporting women to be economically empowered, educated and active in society)

Yangon – Women’s Organizations Network

Chiang Mai – Burma Study Center (Education and community center mainly for Burmese refugees)

Chiang Mai – Can Do Bar (a working model of an entertainment place with just, safe and fair conditions for bar staff and sex workers)

Vientiane – Gender Development Association