Home cooking a hobby and a habit Neighbourhood First, an HKFYG programme for young volunteers, kicked off its uKitchen scheme to encourage young people to show they care for others by cooking for them. 21 HKFYG Youth SPOTs have uKitchen facilities and young people who sign up learn how to cook from professional chefs and go on to share the delicious dishes they have cooked at gatherings.
What is uKitchen? it promotes home cooking enhances kitchen skills uses cooking as a way to take youth into the community
Who’s it for? beginner cooks neighbourhood communities the vulnerable and needy
Young cooks say “Ever since I was a little boy, I’ve been interested in cooking but I didn’t have the chance to learn from a professional until I joined HKFYG’s uKitchen. That was two years ago when I became a volunteer team member of NeighbourHood First.” “People have been staying at home so much longer during the pandemic and so they have had far more chance to do family cooking. I feel much more confident to join in after learning some cooking skills at uKitchen.” “For me, cooking has become both a hobby and a habit, but it is also a way for me show the community I care.” 41
