Sapori Cult aims to create a food brand that promotes integration using traditional Sicilian herbs, African spices and local produce of excellence. The project involves migrant and Italian youth, as well as skilled professionals from the food sector. It promotes integration and social inclusion through extensive capacity building in food production technology, business, marketing, and communication. It creates job opportunities, using food as a symbolic location for creativity and intercultural growth.
Sapori Cult is a project of experimentation in the food sector which foresees the development of quality products using traditional herbs and spices Hyblaean of African tradition. The project intends to develop a chain of learning and experimentation that begins with the cultivation of herbs and drying of fruits and vegetables, and continues through the exploration of flavour combinations and the marketing of products to local and international markets.
The project creates opportunities for training and integration for Italian and foreign young people through work, and is co-financed by Unicredit Foundation. Launched in late 2015, Sapori Cult is carried out in partnership with the social cooperative The Arcolaio and non-profit organization Cesvi.
Founder Barbara Sidoti is an international consultant with extensive experience in migration policies, human rights, the fight against trafficking in persons and migrants smuggling. She has worked on policy and project development, capacity building and training, with a particular focus on criminal justice systems and the cooperation between State and non-State actors. She supports and facilitates multi-stakeholder strategic development and planning. Barbara has worked with UNODC, the OSCE, ODIHR, ICMPD, GIZ, CARE etc. A researcher and a social innovator, she is the author of various publications and the founder of 11eleven, the parent body of Flavour Cult.
