In many cultures and communities, women use mirrors to evaluate their appearances and  how they look to others. Thus this project is using Food as a powerful mirror,  to reflect the  hidden values of older women from different communities in Brussels, which is not obvious to many and how these values can be used to create beneficial intergenerational connections.

Participate in a three days event promoting entrepreneurship, celebrating excellence and the African food heritage. Join us at ADAF24

You are welcome to join us at the closing event of our 2023 Art of Food Heritage Project. The project focused on five food themes- spices, coffee, tea, sweetners and dinner. it aimed to show not just the diversity of food cultures but also the artistic expression on culinary utensils and objects that are important to our food system.

You can visit the exhibition of artistic culinary materials from the 5th to the 7th of March 2024 at GC Nekkersdal in Brussels Belgium. This project is an initiative of the Food Bridge vzw in collaboration with GC Nekkersdal, Sankaa vzw and with funding from the Heritage Department of the  Brussels Flemish Regional Government - VGC. The project language is Dutch, although there may be some explanations in other languages.

Be a Food Santa and help make zero hunger in communities a reality

Food Heritage is not just about the food but also about the materials and utensils used

Enjoy 3 days exploring African food trends, exciting culinary discoveries and inspirational entrepreneurial experiences !

Food heritage is not just about the food but also the utensils and materials used. Join us as we explore the artistic expressions of food heritage materials and culture.

Feminism in the Kitchen is an intergenerational dialogue in celebration of the Women's Rights Week in Brussels. The event will be held at GC Nekkersdal in Brussels from 6 to 9pm; with networking drinks after the event.

The goal of this event is to use food and cuisine to explore perceptions of feminism among African diaspora women. We will have an intergenerational discussion with women from different diasporic communities, to explore their perceptions of feminism, its meaning and the difference in perception in their countries of origin and in their communities in Belgium.
We also want to understand how tradition dictates the role and image of women in diasporic communities, with regards to their
culinary skills and how that correlates with gender roles and the validation of women.

With many women from African diaspora communities coming from countries where the kitchen is
considered a women's space or place, the main points the dialoguenwill focus on ickude -

• Given the importance of the kitchen in African homes, does African kitchens have a place for
  feminists.
• Does a woman’s role in the kitchen determine whether or not she is a feminist?
• In many African traditional communities, women who are independent or have used their culinary
  skills to exert some influence over their husbands and other men in their lives, are not seen as
  positive influences. So how do women navigate what seems like paradoxical culinary
  expectations 
•  Living in a more open society like Belgium, what is the perception about the place of women in the kitchen 
  through the generations
• What aspects of traditional beliefs about women are still upheld and how do the new generation of
   women of African descent, see their place in the kitchen and also their definition of feminism as African women.