在分享中成长
每当我参加与海上青焙坊项目有关的讨论时，“你们所遇到的最大的困难是什么？”这一问题总是会被提及。的确，海上青焙坊遇到过许多挑战。但是，那些致力于为贫困青年提供免费培训，并帮助他们找到工作（比如成为一名烘焙师）的人们，哪一个不会遇到困难呢？但是，当我回顾2013年，令我印象最深刻的却不是我们所遇到的挑战，而是越来越多的个人和企业通过分享资源，来支持我们的项目。
如果没有家乐福基金会的支持、乐斯福的专家和法国奥里亚克烘焙学校的帮助，海上青焙坊不会被建立起来。如果没有我们的合作伙伴巴黎大磨坊、兰特黎斯和西诺迪斯为我们提供原材料，学生们学习传统法式烘焙和法式西点会十分困难。如果没有如雅高集团在内的五星级酒店的支持，学生们就无法将他们的技能应用到实际工作中去。与此同时，如果没有铺路石青少年发展中心提供的英语课程和生活技能课，学生们也会在实习中遇到诸多困难。
有许许多多的合作伙伴选择与我们分享他们的资源，因为他们关注我们的事业，并相信通过职业技能培训可以让孩子们获得力量。他们与我们有着共同的信念，那就是：发挥这些贫困青年的潜能，可以叠加他们的资源，并产生长期的深远的影响。而最大的回报也就是看到烘焙师们与其他人分享他们的技能，正如这个月，孩子们在法国博古斯学院西餐厅做的那样。
今年，学生们一起准备和分享了圣诞大餐来庆祝这个节日。他们与我一起，感谢你们对我们项目的信任，并祝愿你们在2014年创造出更多值得分享的瞬间！
林兰，项目经理
Sharing is Growing
Every time I engage in a discussion about Shanghai Young Bakers, the question “What is your biggest challenge?” invariably comes up. We face challenges indeed, and who wouldn’t when you commit to train underprivileged youth for free to such a demanding job as being a baker. However when I look back at 2013 what strikes me the most is not our challenges, but the increasing number of individuals or companies who step forward to offer their support by sharing their resources.
SYB wouldn’t have been created without the support of Carrefour Foundation, the expertise ofLesaffre and the educational support of our partner baking school EFBPA. The Young Bakers would have a hard time learning traditional French bakery and pastry without the ingredients provided by partners such as Grands Moulins de Paris, Lactalis or Sinodis. They couldn’t apply these skills in a professional environment without the support of luxury hotels such as Accor group, and would find these internships even more challenging if they didn’t have English classes from Stepping Stones as well as life skills classes.
There are many other partners who have chosen to share because they care about our cause, and believe in empowerment through vocational training. They share our conviction that by revealing the potential of these underprivileged youth their resources will be multiplied and have a deep, long-lasting impact. The best reward is to see the Young Bakers share in return their unique know-how, just like they did with the students from Institut Paul Bocuse this month.
The Young Bakers celebrated Christmas by cooking and sharing a meal together, they join me in thanking you for your trust, and wish you many wonderful shared moments for 2014!
Floriane, SYB Program Manager