The Happietaria-team: ‘You are doing something for someone else while you are eating out.’ Photo: Happietaria Wageningen Ghanaian children are used to untie knots in fishing nets underwater, says Sanne Mol, who is on the Happietaria board. ‘The money we make from Happietaria will go to the International Justice Mission foundation. It invests in such things as reception centres for former child slaves and training for teachers and social workers. So every meal out here will improve the life of a child there.’
Also vegetarian, vegan and glutenfree
The biennial Happietaria Wageningen initiative is run entirely by volunteers — mainly students — with the aid of sponsorship, says Mol. This is the 10th time that Happietaria is popping up in Wageningen. ‘We hope to raise about 30,000 euros this year,’ says Mol. In 2015 they raised over 23,000 euros for farmers in Kenya and in 2017 more than 36,000 euros for a healthcare project in India.
Happietaria will be open from 30 March to 26 April in the Chemistry Building, Dreijenplein 4 in Wageningen. To make a reservation, go to happietariawageningen.nl.
