{"id":67284,"date":"2021-06-19T09:28:30","date_gmt":"2021-06-19T09:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=67284"},"modified":"2021-06-19T09:41:11","modified_gmt":"2021-06-19T09:41:11","slug":"how-shaun-christie-david-turned-mealtime-embarrassment-into-a-social-enterprise-by-melissa-woodley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/how-shaun-christie-david-turned-mealtime-embarrassment-into-a-social-enterprise-by-melissa-woodley\/","title":{"rendered":"How Shaun Christie-David turned mealtime embarrassment into a social enterprise By Melissa Woodley"},"content":{"rendered":"

How Shaun Christie-David turned mealtime embarrassment into a social enterprise By Melissa Woodley<\/span><\/h1>\n
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A conversation Shaun Christie-David (far right) had with his mum (second from right) led to the creation of Colombo Social, which helps others through food. (Supplied by Shaun Christie-David<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Why Shaun Christie-David began social enterprise Colombo Social, which feeds and provides employment to disadvantaged community members.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Melissa Woodley<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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As a first-generation migrant,\u00a0Shaun Christie-David\u00a0of social enterprise restaurant\u00a0Colombo Social\u00a0empathises with the struggles that those from culturally diverse backgrounds face.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shaun’s family migrated to Australia from Sri Lanka in the early 1980s and settled in Sydney’s western suburbs. Sri Lanka was in the grips of its Civil War and his parents were seeking a safe country with opportunities to raise their three sons. “The land of milk and honey,” as Shaun’s mother, Amma, would describe Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shaun’s greatest joy growing up was his mum’s cooking. Amma was very proud of Sri Lankan food and used it as a way to introduce her kids to their cultural heritage.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It was all about trying new foods, trying new flavours and talking about the food and the process that went into it,” Shaun reflects.<\/span><\/p>\n

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