Ayen's Cooking School for African Men (ATOM Study Guide)

This study guide to accompany Ayen? Cooking School for African Men, a documentary by Vida Films, has been written for secondary students. It provides information and suggestions for learning activities in English, Geography, Health, Food and Technology, VCE VET Community Services and Media. Ayen? Cooking School for African Men was produced in association with SBS Independent and supported by the South Australian Film Corporation. The documentary was made possible with the co-operation of The Survivors of Torture and Trauma Assistance and Rehabilitation Service (STTARS).

In Sudan it is taboo for men to cook but when a group of refugee Sudanese men in Adelaide is found starving because they don? know what to do with a fridge full of groceries, something has to change. Ayen Kuol, a Sudanese health worker decides to challenge culture and custom and start a cooking school for African men.