Dear Friends,

2025 has been a wonderful year so far… here are some of our favourite highlights: 

SKP Milestones

200,000 meals
We are celebrating a huge milestone: our 200,000th meal! Each one of these meals represents care, creativity, and our deep commitment to serving delicious, nourishing food to our community. We take pride in every recipe we share and every dish we prepare, because we know how much a good meal matters. The positive feedback from those we serve reminds us why this work matters. Here’s to the next 200,000!!

Our 3rd Birthday
In April, we celebrated our third birthday, a moment to reflect on how far we’ve come. We’re deeply grateful for these past years and for everyone who has shaped our journey: those who stood by us, chopped and cooked with us, donated, and helped build what we are today.

The Year in Number so far: 

25 fantastic students trained and graduated from our culinary training, totaling to a whopping 153 since operations started.

91 dedicated volunteers came to help our kitchen create thousands of tasty meals.

2 new full time staff in the kitchen, one directly from our Advanced Culinary Training.

16 diverse and delicious recipes added to our portfolio. 

Since January, we've cooked 52,052 meals with July being our busiest month yet with a whopping 11,527 meals served.

... and we're only have way through the year!

Event Highlights for SKP:

A special Breakfast Table at Imads
We were thrilled to be hosted by the wonderful Chef Imad at his beautiful restaurant, Imad’s Syrian Kitchen, in central London for a special influencers’ breakfast. The event was attended by some of social media’s top food voices, and Imad’s generosity gave us a warm space to share our work and a valuable platform to raise visibility for our mission.

An Insightful Visit at D.C. Central Kitchen

Earlier this year, we had the opportunity to visit DC Central Kitchen in Washington, a powerful example of a social kitchen creating real impact. We were deeply inspired and impressed by the scale and thoughtfulness of their work, from job training to food recovery and community partnerships. They were a key reminder of how much change a kitchen can create beyond the plate and the visit gave us so much food for thought on how we can continue to grow, evolve, and deepen our work.

A meaningful collaboration with the Charles Antetokounmpo Family Foundation

This year, we had our first-ever menu consultation for the CAFF Bigger Than Basketball gala, an exciting milestone for us. We developed menus and shared our recipes for a 300-person event, in collaboration with renowned Greek caterers Dipnosofistirion. It was a proud moment and the first time our food reached a new audience, including some of the biggest names in Greek basketball.

Training: 

This year, we proudly welcomed our 10th culinary training cohort, marking a major milestone in our journey to support refugees and migrants through skill-building and employment opportunities. Our partnership with IEK has continued to flourish, and we’re deeply thankful for the shared vision, collaboration, and trust that make this program possible. The enthusiasm around our training remains strong, we received over 80 applications for just 25 available spots, reflecting both the growing demand and the program’s reputation for high-quality, hands-on learning. We’re excited to keep building on this momentum and opening doors for more aspiring chefs in the months ahead!

Our focus stays firmlyJournal on providing access to nutritious food, quality training, and pathways to employment that empower people to shape their own futures. We still continue to hold onto the hope of a more peaceful world, one where the rights and freedoms of all people are respected and protected.

With your support, we’ve made meaningful progress, thank you for standing with us. Your generosity and solidarity have been instrumental in helping us grow, reach more people, and keep our mission alive.
As we head into the second half of the year, we remain focused, energized, and deeply grateful to be doing this important work together.

With love and solidarity,

Evelina and the SKP Team