Tinkpa ng Foundation
Tamale · GH
§ 03 — Programs

Farm. Train. Cook.
Repeat.

Four programs, one shared kitchen. We move between farm, classroom, training room and tasting table — sometimes all in the same afternoon.
Women Youth Farming Stories
Program 01

Women's Culinary Empowerment

Hands-on training in indigenous cooking, plating, food safety, packaging and pricing — built around the women who already feed their families. Graduates leave with a portfolio, a network, and the confidence to set their own prices.
Audience
Women in Northern Ghana
Format
6-week cohort
Program 03

Indigenous Food Innovation

The R&D side of Tinkpang. We work with chefs, food scientists and elders to develop new dishes, packaging and product lines from ingredients that have always been here — millet, fonio, bambara, baobab, dawadawa, wasawasa.
Audience
Chefs & food makers
Format
Residencies & R&D
Program 02

Youth & Sustainable Agriculture

Eco-friendly farming, seed saving and indigenous-food literacy delivered through schools, farm visits and community plots. We teach the next generation that the land they stand on already holds the answers — they just need the tools to listen.
Audience
Schools & youth groups
Format
Term-long program
Program 04

Cultural Storytelling & Archive

Recipes are stories. We document the women, the dishes, the proverbs and taboos that surround them — through events, audio and publications.
Audience
Public & press
Format
Events & archive
Flagship event

Our Indigenous Foods with Chef Dee

A first-edition gathering of cooks, farmers, scholars and neighbors — eating, listening, and remembering. Hosted annually in Tamale.
§ Impact so far

Small kitchen, real numbers.

200+
Women & youth trained across cohorts and workshops.
12
Indigenous crops championed and put back on local menus.
1st
Edition of the Our Indigenous Foods festival — hosted in Tamale.
8
Partner schools and community plots working with us this year.

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An innovative hub celebrating West Africa’s culinary heritage through sustainable farming, indigenous ingredients, and the women who keep our recipes alive.
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Programs
Women's Culinary Empowerment
Youth & Sustainable Agriculture
Indigenous Food Innovation
Cultural Storytelling & Archive
Get in touch
info@tinkpan.com
Tamale, Northern Region
Ghana, West Africa
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