REI Cooking Challenge

Put your creativity and cooking skills to the test while supporting refugee communities across the world!

REI has teamed up with a variety of food and hospitality companies to create a cooking challenge you can enjoy even at home in your own kitchen! 

Participants must think outside the box as they are given a limited list of ingredients to encourage thinking about what it takes to cook a meal in a refugee camp. Recipes are limited to only these ingredients as well as oil, salt, and pepper.

Your dish will be judged on imaginativeness and resourcefulness, and winners will be chosen by REI and sponsors of the Cooking Challenge!

You can see the creative recipes and delicious food creations of past participants on Instagram under the hashtag #REIcooking challenge, and previous winners on REI’s Instagram page @refugeeempowermentintl. 

Proceeds from the challenge will go to the projects REI supports made by refugees, for refugees. Food is an essential part of our daily lives, just as it is for displaced communities across the world. Kindness is a dish best served warm–let’s challenge our cooking skills while making a difference!

Previous sponsors include the Alishan Organic Center, Sato no Yuki, The Tokyo EDITION Toranomon and Farm Canning. 

Stay tuned for the next REI cooking challenge!