Over the years, South Western Sydney Local Health District’s Health Promotion Service has partnered with community groups to run Community Kitchens. The kitchens are facilitated by local community members, who share their own recipes for the group to learn. The program is a great way to meet new people, gain skills in cooking and budgeting, and learn about nutrition and healthy eating.
Healthy Arabic Women Community Kitchen
The Healthy Arabic Women Community Kitchen planned and cooked traditional Arabic meals while exploring options to make the meals healthier for their families. The program ran weekly for three terms from June to December 2013. The program was funded and supported by the Food Security Program in
Health Promotion, in South Western Sydney and Sydney Local Health District. The Food Security Program promotes access to healthy and affordable meals.
The Minto Multicultural Healthy Community Kitchen is a partnership between South Western Sydney Local Health District and South West Multicultural Community Centre Inc. (SWMACC)
The aim of the Minto Multicultural Healthy Community Kitchen was to promote access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food and share knowledge about cooking skills through exchanging recipes. The kitchen also promoted modification of traditional multicultural meals to make them healthier as well as creating opportunities for friendships and social support amongst the Pacific Islander communities in Minto.
