Propolis

Propolis is an India-based non-profit that mitigates social taboos through storytelling, art and cooking. During International Women’s Day (March 8 2023) Propolis used the Giving Joy grant (funded by our business sponsor Curio Spice Co.) for workshops, targeting teenagers to raise attention to gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence against women in Pondichéry, India.

Propolis used storytelling tools, stage acting, chef hat mindful coloring, meditation and cooking to tackle these difficult topics. They also prepared delicious and healthy meals such as ratatouilles, crepes, and fruit salads, presenting French recipes with an Indian twist, while celebrating women who mattered recently in history.

The Giving Joy grant reached 143 direct beneficiaries in Pondichéry, and approximately 2,500 students who visited Alliance Française de Pondichéry and enjoyed the delicious food!

Over 5,500 people from the Pondichéry French community came to the exhibition, and the workshops was reposted on many channels and ultimately reaching up to 8,000 individuals!!