Support those who have the least and go beyond the recipe

Through film we amplify the inspirational stories of those who have very little and have endured hardship.

We pay the storytellers $300 to share their life journey and cook meaningful recipes.

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Featured Story

Watch the story of Bell, a garland seller in Bangkok, and how she became known as, "Bell with a thousand eyes."

Bell also cooks Pork Fried Basil and a Thai Omelet, both authentically Thai.

Watch Bell's Recipes and Story

Access authentic recipes

View recipe videos and accompanying written instructions from low-income people across the world

Watch a story of resilience

Dive into the real-life experiences of individuals overcoming challenges, offering a face behind the recipe

Support local communities

Storytellers are paid $300 upfront for their time and recipes, we also strive to hire local emerging filmmakers

Begin a flywheel

With more customers we can showcase more stories, assisting more extremely low-income people

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Storytellers

A sample of our 28 subjects. Upcoming: Austria, Italy, Nigeria, UK, and USA (Texas, Florida, and Maryland).

Babalwa

A South African woman follows her dream of hairstyling and makes umqa

South Africa

Zyra

An American woman discusses her battle with opioids and cooks empanadas

USA

Naty

A New York man discusses his Jewish faith and cooks Latke and Kugel

USA

Nageya

An Egyptian widow who shows her rooftop view and prepares Mahshi, Egyptian stuffed vegetables

Egypt

Piak

A Thai salt farmer who explains why she fears the rain and tells how to make pork basil stir fry

Thailand

Millicent

A Kenyan mother recounts the birth of triplets and makes flatbread and mung beans

Kenya

Wilujeng

An Indonesian saleswoman who tells how she keeps the hope alive and shares a recipe for presto milkfish

Indonesia

Rabbia

A Pakistani single mother who shares how she raises four daughters and tells how to cook fried okra

Pakistan

Dave

A New Mexico man goes off grid in the desert and shares his recipe for barrel-roasted s'mores

USA

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