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Culinary Eco Life Inc.

Meet the hands that feed the mission.

Discover the people, programs, and practical work behind CELI's mission to create opportunity through culinary education, sustainable livelihood, and environmental stewardship.

Susana Guerrero and colleagues with hands raised during a gathering

A word from our founder

“I’m ever thankful to our Lord for giving me with overflowing passion for two of my greatest crusades in life: the culinary profession and protecting the environment.”

The people behind CELI

Meet the people behind the plate.

People

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Susana P. Guerrero standing in a garden

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Susana P. Guerrero

The Founding President

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Rev. Fr. Rolie Richie Gomez

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Chef Catherine Ruth S. Catapia

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Ma. Veritas F. Luna

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Patricia Isabel G. Trinidad

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Marcial C. Pimentel III

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Chef Juan Martin N. del Prado

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Our work in action

Events we are proud of

A chef finishing a bowl of clam soup in a professional kitchen

01 / Cooking For Life

Cooking For Life Program (CLP)

A culinary training program designed to provide scholarships to deserving individuals, giving them the training they need to succeed in the food industry.

Culinary Eco-Life, Inc. runs it hand-in-hand with the Center for Culinary Arts (CCA) Manila. The program is a three-month, hands-on training for underprivileged individuals seeking work in food and beverage.

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Chefs preparing food together during Green Chefmanship training

02 / Green Chefmanship

Green Chefmanship Training Program

A sixteen-hour training program developed to promote environmental management in food production. This is a collaboration and shared mission with the Earth Day Network Philippines.

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Women in a community livelihood session around a shared table

03 / Livelihood

Super Manang

An outreach livelihood program intended to develop the basic culinary skills of women in depressed areas. It has about 200 beneficiaries whose services are sought after by families from neighboring subdivisions. They have also been taught skills on deboning.

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Jars of preserved vegetables and plated salads from the kitchen program

04 / Renewable Energy

The Earth Kitchen

The Earth Kitchen houses the caramelizer stove, solar-powered food dehydrator, and slow-cooking stove. An appropriate technology on renewable energy systems.

The Earth Kitchen completed last April 22, 2016 has already shown great potential of reducing energy consumption. The Earth Kitchen houses the caramelizer stove, solar-powered food dehydrator, solar drier for buko shells and the slow cooking stove.

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