{"id":61108,"date":"2021-12-07T15:42:59","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T15:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=61108"},"modified":"2021-12-13T12:45:28","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T12:45:28","slug":"womens-community-cafe-returns-giving-visitors-a-warm-welcome-and-a-hot-meal-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2021\/12\/07\/womens-community-cafe-returns-giving-visitors-a-warm-welcome-and-a-hot-meal-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s community cafe returns, giving visitors a warm welcome and a hot meal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Wales World Cafe in Riverside has now reopened and women in the community are meeting again for lunch after two-year break<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/New-Featured-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/New-Featured-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/New-Featured-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/New-Featured-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/New-Featured-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/New-Featured-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/New-Featured-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/New-Featured-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/New-Featured-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/New-Featured.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/New-Featured-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/New-Featured-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/New-Featured-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/New-Featured-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/New-Featured-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/New-Featured-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/New-Featured-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/New-Featured-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/New-Featured-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/New-Featured.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Visitors to the Wales World Cafe enjoying their freshly prepared lunch. Credit: Megan Gaen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After lockdown stopped the ladies in Riverside meeting face-to-face, the <a href=\"https:\/\/womenconnectfirst.org.uk\/our-projects\/running\/world-cafe\/\">Wales World Cafe<\/a> has reopened and is serving lunch every Friday to local women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the lockdowns, the only way food from the cafe could be shared was through a delivery service, but the doors have reopened and lunch is served, enabling women to come together once more and build relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cafe attracts women from over 20 different ethnicities to eat together, talk to each other and support one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Changes have been made to how the cafe is run. At the moment, attendees must pre-book an hour-long time slot, in which they sit and eat a three course meal. Project manager Amal Beyrouty explained while it is great to meet up again, it&#8217;s not without its challenges, due to Covid-19 safety precautions. She said, \u201c[It] lacks the communication, people are not meeting, they are just eating and leaving.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cafe, which is organised by charity <a href=\"https:\/\/womenconnectfirst.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Women Connect First<\/a>, was created by women who were part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/womenconnectfirst.org.uk\/our-projects\/running\/goldenyears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Golden Years Project<\/a>, a project helping BME women,  to develop skills and share cultural dishes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/soup-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"60656\" 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Credit: Megan Gaen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Amal said the women in the community wanted to set up their own cafe to gain work experience and use their culinary skills.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese women were forced by the job centre to find a job and they were always unsuccessful because of language barriers, self-confidence, experience,\u201d explained Amal, \u201cbut they are very good cooks\u2026this grew their interest to start a cafe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>A bond among females no matter what the background. We are all as one<\/p><cite>Michele Ball<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Michele Ball, one of the attendees, said she welcomes the return of the cafe after Covid-19 tipped everything on its head. \u201cIt has a nice atmosphere. It is friendly and giving. A bond among females no matter what the background. We are all as one. 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