WOMEN-FOR-WOMEN SCHOLARSHIPS & INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Scholarships to empower young chefs for qualified female students.
Program Director: Chef “PAM” Pichaya Soontornyanakij from Restaurant POTONG
Program Advisor: American Women’s Club of Thailand (AWC)
Background
According to recent studies and Industry Report coming from Chef Pencil, which is an international food magazine that was launched since 2009, has reported in July 2022 that women account for only 6% of executive chefs and head chefs in top restaurants. Also, women chefs often experience discrimination and inequality in the workplace, including lower pay and fewer opportunities for advancement.
Chef Pam believed that by starting this program, she can little-by-little address these issues and has two simple goal with its own solutions below:
1) To provide an opportunity for a talented young female student chef, who are in-needed of those help to gain valuable experience that may help them able to cope with competitive environment and kickstart their careers, giving higher chance to the community. This will be addressed by our WFW Internship program.
2) To enable help to those females in rural areas in needs for University-level education to fund their education and help them to be able to pursue their dreams. This will be addressed by our WFW Scholarship program.
AWC is a non-profit, non-political organization operated entirely by volunteers. Founded in Thailand in 1955, AWC has been sponsoring scholarships for Thai high school girls in need for 28 years. In that time, AWC has awarded over 10,000+ scholarships and given over 48,000,000 THB to help girls complete their high school education. 90.8% of those girls go on to university.
It has been a goal for AWC to grow into a program that also sponsors scholarships for university students from low-income families. With the help of EDF Thailand (The Education for Development Foundation Thailand) and collaboration with Chef Pam and the “WFW Program” gives both partners an opportunity to design a two-part program.
1) WFW Scholarship Program
2) WFW Internship Program
Through our fund-raising dinner, donations, and sponsors – Chef Pam, owner and executive chef of Restaurant POTONG, and The American Women’s Club of Thailand (AWC) will be able to donate this money to embark help for Thai University-level education females who are in-need for financial support across Thailand. The process will be done together with AWC and EDF Thailand (The Education for Development Foundation Thailand).
Woman for Woman Applicant Qualification
1) Female college graduate, or final year of degree studies, 23 years or younger
2) A strong passion for the culinary arts with a desire to learn and grow
3) A willingness to travel and work in different cultures
4) Basic proficiency in English (spoken and written)
5) Experience in a professional kitchen is not a requirement, but is a plus
6) Demonstrate academic excellence
7) Applicants must demonstrate financial need
8) Willing to accept an internship for one year duration
Woman for Woman Internship Grant
The selected candidate will be given the following to help “kickstart” their career:
Accommodation Provided and paid for One Year. Value - 8,000 THB/Month
Paid & Transferred Monthly for 12 Months = 96,000 THB
Transportation allowance - 200 THB/Day
Paid & Transferred Monthly for 12 Months = 72,000 THB
Allowance/Stipend - 200 THB/Day
Paid & Transferred Monthly for 12 Months = 72,000 THB
One meal provided daily and eaten at the restaurant together with the Restaurant Potong team!
TOTAL VALUE OF INTERNSHIP 240,000 THB
Woman for Woman Charity dinner event
Chef Pam, owner and executive chef of Restaurant POTONG, has collaborated with The American Women’s Club of Thailand (AWC) to held charity dinner on 17 June 2024 at Restaurant POTONG. Limited to only 35 seats at 17,000 THB per guest.
Whether you are individual or corporations, if you believe in gender equality and our goal to establish culinary opportunities for these young female. Join us in crafting a future where every woman has the opportunity to cook, dream, and inspire.
To support our WFW (Women-for-Women Scholarship & Internship Program) you may make reservation to this charity dinner by clicking below.
Woman for Woman Oversea program
Chef Pam (Pichaya Soontornyanakij) together with Chef Vicky Lau (2 Michelin Stars and Best Female Chef from ASIA’s 50 Best Restaurants 2015) from restaurant TATE Dining Room has join forced to enhance the oversea program.
Together they believe that by providing an opportunity for a talented young female student chef, who are in-needed of those help to gain valuable experience that may help them able to cope with competitive environment and kickstart their careers, giving higher chance to the community. After 1-year internship at Restaurant POTONG, they would like to enhance the program and extend the boundary for the female chef that has been selected for WFW Oversea Internship program that will be untaken under Chef Vicky Lau’s vision for another 1 year. The process of fund raising will also be held in Hong Kong to enable the donation to WFW Charity Dinner Event.
Contact for more information
To contact directly to WFW Program team, please use email below: