SAUCE FOUNDATION
Sauce (South African Unique Culinary Experience) Is situated in the township of Imizamo Yethu, in Hout Bay.
We are positioned at Ikhaya Le Themba (home of hope) where we have our own premises.
Our facility serves as a training space for unemployed youth aged 18 – 25, living in Imizamo Yethu.
The students undergo 3 months of full time varied training, consisting of life skills, a work readiness training course, practical barista training, food hygiene training, finance training, life coaching and finally an industry based work shadow.
WHO WE ARE
We are a small, passionate, and personal team who believe the youth are the future of our country. We believe there is so much hidden potential in these inspiring young people, who have often had many challenges and faced huge stumbling blocks in their short lives. We do not believe in hand outs but are willing to walk along side students to encourage and support them.
COURSES
Course Structure
- Work Readiness course – 3 weeks
- Practical training – 7 weeks
- Coffee and hospitality skills
- Life coaching
- Food safety and Hygeine
- Weekly shadow – 1 day a week
- Post course job shadow – 2 weeks
TRAINING PARTNERS
Charlotte Haggie clarity Coaching
Charlotte facilitates group life coaching sessions with the students during their time at Sauce. She dives into many topics, but mainly focussing on issues surrounding identity, self-esteem and conflict resolution.
The coaching helps prepare students for the working world and gives them confidence and tools to face many of life’s challenges.
The Zanokhanyo Network
The Zanokhanyo Network is a part of the Commongood foundation.
Their highly skilled trainers come to our premises and provide a 3 week work readiness course for students. This gives students knowledge as well as soft skills to empower them in preparing for the working world.
Pam Sneddon – Finance training
Pam runs finance training with the students, to inform and equip them on how best to deal with money. This is very helpful and informative, especially as some students have never earned a salary.
INDUSTRY PARTNERS
Without the support, feedback and guidance of generous individuals and companies in the industry, Sauce would not be successful. The following companies have partnered with us and assisted us greatly in giving students real life work experience and in many instance’s employment.
Bootleggers
Bootlegger coffee company has allowed many students to come do work shadows in their different stores. As well as employed a bunch of Sauce students.
https://bootlegger.co.za/
Life and Brand Restaurant group
The dynamic Life and Brand Restaurant group kindly offer our students invaluable real-life working experience. This takes place once a week at one of their trendy restaurants. The students learn industry skills as well as are exposed to real life working situations, which we cannot replicate in the classroom.
Seattle Coffee Company
Seattle have employed over many of our SAUCE students. The students then go through Seattle’s in-house training programme and are placed in different stores and Caltex garages as baristas.
https://www.seattlecoffeecompany.co.za/
Tribeca (Woolworths café)
Tribeca kindly allows students to do a working shadow for two weeks, in their various coffee shops, on completion of the course. Woolworths café has also provided placements for SAUCE students.
IMPACT
We aim to assist each student to gain meaningful employment, and we will journey with a student until employment is secured. To date we have assisted approximately 90 students in getting employed. We continue to look at more sustainable and efficient ways to gain and keep employment for our students.
FUNDING
Sauce is owned by the HopEducation and GracEducation Trust’s. They are funded by Alectrix, an electrical engineering company based in Hout Bay.
How can you get involved?
Sponsor a student to do the entire course for 3 months R18000.
Make a monthly contribution towards a student for any amount you feel led to give.
Sponsor a bag of coffee for R300.
Visit us, enjoy a cup of coffee and meet our wonderful students.
Volunteer to help interview and coach students in their job search, as well as CV assistance.
STUDENT APPLICATION PROCESS / SELECTION CRITERIA
Students need to apply in person on stipulated dates that applications open application form is filled out and handed in personally at SAUCE kitchen (at ikhaya Le Themba, Imizamo Yethu)
Suitable candidates will be called for an interview selection process takes place based on potential student’s skills, personality and suitability to hospitality industry.
What to bring to Apply
ID
Last school report
Student Criteria
Barista Training for currently Unemployed Youth
Do you meet the following criteria?
Between the ages of 18-25 years
Fit, energetic, able to work hard and be on time
Have a working cell phone that is your own.
Currently unemployed
Able to communicate fluently in English
Able to get to Ikhaya Le Themba (in IY) every weekday between Monday and Friday 9am-5pm
Able to attend training for 3 months (including a 2 week unpaid working job shadow)
Keen interest to work in the hospitality / restaurant / coffee industry
Have a black set of work clothes you can wear (Black jeans, black T shirt, Black sneakers)
Basic computer skills
Complete most of high school minimum Grade 11 (Need to produce report as proof.)
STUDENTS
EMPLOYING A STUDENT
If you are interested in employing a SAUCE student, Please get in touch with us, and we will get back to you ASAP.
HOW TO FIND US
Visit us at Ikhaya Le Themba weekdays from 9am to 3pm