KATHMANDU, July 26: Australia’s Ambassador to Nepal, Felicity Volk, and winner of BBC MasterChef: The Professionals Rematch 2021, Chef Santosh Shah, awarded graduation certificates to participants of commercial cooking training organized by the Didi Foundation Nepal on Tuesday.

According to a statement issued by the Australian Embassy in Nepal, the embassy supported the Didi Foundation to establish its cooking training center and deliver a 390-hour course in commercial cooking, based on the curriculum of the Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT).

In the training, 15 women from disadvantaged communities participated. Chef Shah, whose story has recently been added to Nepal’s Grade 10 curriculum for English, spoke about his personal journey to become a world-renowned chef.

Ambassador Volk congratulated the trainees and thanked the Didi Foundation for organizing the inaugural training program, which is promoting employment, livelihoods and entrepreneurial ventures for women from all communities.

 
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