The School of Artisan Food is a registered charity – 1139632
Registered charity – 1139632
The School of Artisan Food is a registered charity – 1139632
Registered charity – 1139632
Baking has always been a passion for Halima Hamza, so it was a dream come true when she won a scholarship to The School of Artisan Food.
Until then the former French teacher and trilingual interpreter from Algeria had been working as a volunteer with Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum (NNRF).
She gained a refugee scholarship and is now studying towards her Diploma in Artisan Baking at the School.
“This is really like a dream for me,” the 37-year-old says. “It is so deep to be given something that you thought too big to dream about.”
Her aim is to open a bakery and make high quality bread. Selling good bread is like selling happiness, she says. Halima follows in the footsteps of another former NNRF scholar, Baneta Yelda, and hopes to replicate her success. Baneta now co-owns the successful Companio Bakery in Manchester with Neil Large and Phil Pryor, who she met while studying together at The School of Artisan Food.
