Singita Community Culinary School – South Africa

A unique programme that serves to fulfill a real need in the community, as well as for the South African hospitality industry as a whole

Offering a rigorous, Singita-crafted professional cookery course that sees young people from local communities graduating as commis chefs of the highest calibre, there are three Singita Community Culinary Schools (SCCSs) – located in South Africa, Tanzania and Rwanda respectively. Admission into the programme is competitive and graduates emerge with highly sought-after skills and strong employment prospects.

2007: SCCS opens at Singita Kruger National Park
2015: SCCS opens at Singita Grumeti
2021: SCCS opens at Singita Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda

Singita partners with Prue Leith Culinary Institute, a leading Academic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Partner. Graduates proceed to an internship programme and receive job placement support, while exchanges with local and international kitchens are also available. The Singita Community Culinary Schools constitute a significant step towards achieving Singita’s long-term community development goal of assisting the families that live in and around the reserves to thrive – both economically and socially.

Singita Lowveld Trust, our conservation partner in South Africa, sponsors 8 students per year and guests generously fund additional scholarships through donations to our SCCS Expansion Fund. Our goal is to support 10 students at all campuses by 2026.

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Singita Community Culinary School – South Africa

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Singita Lowveld Trust

Der Singita Lowveld Trust betreut in Südafrika vielfältige Naturschutzprojekte bei Singita Sabi Sand und Singita Kruger National Park – von Anti-Wilderei-Programmen bis hin zu Wildtierforschung und Landmanagement, Nachhaltigkeitsprojekten und Partnerschaften mit den umliegenden Dörfern, beispielsweise Frühförderung, digitales Lernen und eine Kochschule auf internationalem Niveau.

Ein hochqualifiziertes Team von Hundeführern und Spürhunden unterstützt den Kampf gegen Wilderer im Sabi Sand Reserve, während der Trust in Zusammenarbeit mit der internationalen Nichtregierungsorganisation Panthera nachweisen konnte, dass die Gegend die höchste Populationsdichte an Leoparden von allen Schutzgebieten in Südafrika aufweist. Durch das „Furs for Life“-Projekt von Panthera, mit dem Singita zusammenarbeitet, konnte die Nachfrage nach Leopardenfellen um 50 % gesenkt werden.