By Becoming Chefs, Stigmatized Women In Morocco Find Hope And Freedom
Females make up less than 30 percent of the the country's labor force. But one nonprofit is providing restaurant and cooking training to vulnerable women who have been shut out by Moroccan society.
One of Jamila Aamer's most vivid childhood memories is learning how to cook. So it may come as no surprise that decades later, she's teaching other young women to do the same.
Aamer is head chef at the Amal Women's Training Center, an airy outdoor café in Marrakech's trendy Gueliz neighborhood that serves up a variety of traditional Moroccan specialties.
The goal at Amal isn't just about how to make a well-spiced tagine (though we'll get to that later), but also the importance of its mission. The nonprofit doubles as a culinary
