G-2562

Costa Rican Culinary for Kids

Description

Financing

Documents

Photos

History Logs

Project Description

Region: Central America

Country: Costa Rica

Location: Turrialba

Total Budget: $33,019

Area of Focus: Community economic development


Our project is Economic and Community Development Through Culinary Cuisine in Costa Rica. We aim to train young Costa Rican youth (girls and boys 16 to 20) in culinary arts. Training and mentoring by US and Costa Rican graduate students and chefs to mentor these young adults; develop and/or modify recipes using indigenous/locally grown foods; and teach nutrition components for enhanced cooking methods. Our goals are:

• Teach young adults who have tourism traffic in their cafes better culinary practices.

• Impart skill for young adults so they have the training to be employed in restaurants and tourist areas.

• Create a cookbook of recipes by students and mentoring chefs, publish and sell to help support The Sustainability House Culinary Project.

• Establish regular culinary events at CATIE (The Tropical Agricultural Research & Higher Education Center) to show case culinary skills of the young people using indigenous produce within their cuisine.

• Create a scholarship program for a select student to participate in formal Costa Rican advanced culinary school.

We continue partnering with the Cartago Rotary club as our host club as well as CATIE. Turrialba Hotel and Restaurant Chamber of Commerce has reached out to partner with us. We plan to add the University of North Texas and the Texas Women's University. We invite other district 5790 clubs and club members to participate.

Primary Host Partner

District: 4240

Rotary Club of: Cartago

Primary Contact: Alberto Ayon

Email: ayonchang100@yahoo.com

Primary International Partner

District: 5790

Rotary Club of: Arlington (Sunrise)

Primary Contact: Sallie Moore

Email: salliemoore@texashealth.org

Project Status

Paid
This project is "Paid". This means the funds have been received and the project is being implemented.

Project listed for the 2022-23 Rotary Year.

The TRF Grant application number is #2350269.

Proposed Financing

Existing Contributions Towards This Project

Date

Cash

DDF

Total

Cartago (4240)

21-Aug-20

$400

$0

$400

Arlington (Sunrise) (5790)

21-Aug-20

$10,800

$6,337

$17,137

District 5300 DDF

7-Sep-21

-

$500

$500

Escondido (5340)

8-Sep-21

$569

$569

$1,138

District 5790 DDF

9-Nov-21

-

$4,400

$4,400

Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation

-

$9,444

$9,444

Total

$33,019

DDF contributions in grey are pending approval of the corresponding district committee.

Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

Project Supporting Documents


[21-Aug-20]
Costa Rica Project

 

Project Photos

History Log Entries

21-Aug-20

System Entry

System Entry: Creation of project page.

21-Aug-20

System Entry

System Entry: Pledge of $4,000 DDF by Karen McDaniel of the Rotary Club of Denton, District 5790.

31-Aug-20

by Sallie Moore

System Entry: Pledge of $4,354 DDF by Karen McDaniel of the Rotary Club of Denton Rotary Club, District 5790.

31-Aug-20

by Sallie Moore

System Entry: Pledge of $4,354 DDF by Karen McDaniel of the Rotary Club of Denton Rotary Club, District 5790.

18-Oct-20

by Sallie Moore

System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged".

22-Feb-21

by Sallie Moore

This project is proceeding. Delays have occurred due to covid. We shall be submitting the application and will change status accordingly.

7-Jul-21

by Sallie Moore

System Entry: Project reverted to "Published".

7-Sep-21

by Mark Mariscal

System Entry: Pledge of $500 DDF by Mark Mariscal of the Rotary Club of Altadena, District 5300.

8-Sep-21

System Entry

System Entry: Pledge of $569 with $569 DDF by Robert Dziubla of the Rotary Club of Escondido, District 5340.

8-Sep-21

System Entry

System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged".

9-Nov-21

by Sallie Moore

System Entry: Pledge of $4,400 DDF by Scott Hendrix of the Rotary Club of Arlington, District 5790.

16-Mar-22

by Sallie Moore

Work on the Costa Rica culinary project resumes with a meeting this Thursday to hammer out and finalize details regarding completing and submitting the Community Assessment. As part of this we will be determining the dates and hosting locations for interviewing community beneficiaries and stakeholders. I have reached out to Vanessa Vegas to ensure the plan we develop is consistent with other successful Community Assessment. That meeting is scheduled for March 21st. I shall provide a more complete update after our meeting this Thursday and next Monday.

18-Aug-22

by Sallie Moore

The Community Assessment was completed in June 2022. Members of the Cartago, Arlington Sunrise and Richardson rotary as well as members of CATIE met with representatives from four communities: Gayabo, Mojellones, Santa Cruz and Sitio Mata. The culinary project was well received and communities provided input/suggestions to strengthen the project. The Community Assessment will be included in the application, which is forth coming.

12-Dec-22

by Sallie Moore

Our project is active. The MOU drafted and application in work.

3-May-23

by Sallie Moore

System Entry: Application Sent to The Rotary Foundation through Member Access.

2-Aug-23

by Sallie Moore

System Entry: Application approved by The Rotary Foundation.

5-Dec-23

by Sallie Moore

System Entry: Payment has been issued by The Rotary Foundation.

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