Waste to Wonder Worldwide, a leading social enterprise and charity, is proud to announce its first-ever fundraising dinner on Thursday 6 November 2025 at Oasis St Martins Village in London. The event aims to bring together leaders from across business, sustainability, and the community to raise vital funds for the creation of a Sustainability Cookery School in Gambia.
Gambia, one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries, is facing significant challenges, with 33% of its population living below the poverty line and one in four children suffering from malnutrition. The Sustainability Cookery School, a groundbreaking project designed by internationally renowned chef Conor Spacey and local partners including Global Orphan Empowerment Academy, aims to tackle these issues by providing students with practical skills in sustainable agriculture and cooking.
The Sustainability Cookery School will not only equip students with the knowledge to grow climate-resilient crops and prepare nutritious meals, but it will also create income opportunities for their communities. Developed with off-grid operations in mind, the school will utilize a solar-powered borewell, renewable energy systems, and a hydrogen-powered cooking unit. This innovative approach represents a bold, community-led model of climate action and social change.
“This project goes far beyond building a school,” said Michael Amos, Managing Director of Waste to Wonder Worldwide. “It’s about equipping the next generation with the knowledge and tools to build food security in one of the most climate-challenged parts of the world. Every ticket, every conversation, every moment on the night will help turn this vision into reality.”
The fundraising dinner promises to be a special evening with a chef-curated menu, live music, and storytelling from partners and communities around the world. 100% of the proceeds from the event will directly support the construction and launch of the Sustainability Cookery School in 2026.
Limited tickets are still available and can be purchased at https://buytickets.at/wastetowonderworldwide/1819772. For more information or press passes, please contact Paula Gibson, Communications Manager, at paula.gibson@wastetowonder.com.
Waste to Wonder Worldwide is a social enterprise and charity that has been leading one of the largest ethical reuse programmes of its kind since 2003. The organization has supported more than 1,500 schools in 47 countries, diverted over 2,500 tonnes of furniture from landfill annually, and generated more than £45 million in fair market value for global educational and community projects. Waste to Wonder’s work supports 16 of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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