{"id":16548,"date":"2026-09-15T12:22:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T10:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/?p=16548"},"modified":"2026-10-02T12:53:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T10:53:50","slug":"culinary-training-creates-opportunities-in-luanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/es\/culinary-training-creates-opportunities-in-luanda\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready for Orders: Culinary Training Creates Opportunities in Luanda"},"content":{"rendered":"

Edited from a submission by Sr. Luzia Kibonga Kibonga, Communications Coordinator, Angola<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is my first order<\/em>,\u201d shared one woman taking part in the culinary and pastry program at the Centro de Formaci\u00f3n Profesional Hermana M. Susan Chia<\/strong> in Luanda, Angola. Her words marked a step from learning in the classroom to preparing something for a customer\u2014a transition that fellow participants were also beginning to make.<\/p>\n

For those completing the course, the occasion marked both the end of their training and the beginning of opportunities to use their skills beyond the classroom. Daniel<\/strong>, their trainer and a longstanding partner-in-mission, reflected on the difference between where participants had started and what they could now do.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday we are grateful because we have reached our goal<\/em>\u201d, afirm\u00f3. \u201cThere is a real difference between when participants arrived and when they leave. Many will now be able to make sweets and take orders<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Through his work at the center, Daniel helps women and young people develop skills that can open opportunities for employment<\/strong> and support their families. His message to the group looked beyond the celebration: continued practice would help them turn their training into results.<\/p>\n