A dinner for the Kakoni Schools – Reggio Emilia | Wine and Food Academy

A dinner for the Kakoni Schools, Wine and Food Academy 2025/2026 events continue in Reggio Emilia . Tastings, culture and charity to support Father Pauline’s schools in Uganda.

Wine and Food Academy 2025/2026: a journey through taste, culture and solidarity

The Wine and Food Academy APS presents the fall-winter 2025/2026 season, a journey of nine food and wine events . The goal is to enhance the culture of Italian wine and food through tasting experiences, meetings, insights and moments of conviviality.

The events, scheduled between Parma, Reggio Emilia, Bologna, Bolzano and Soriano Calabro, offer a journey that combines tradition and innovation, with a focus on dialogue between territories and the discovery of authentic productions.

But the festival is not only a tribute to taste: each stage also takes on a solidarity value. In fact, part of the proceeds from each event will be donated to the“Friends of Father Paolino” Association to complete the school in Kakoni, Uganda, and other educational and health facilities started by Comboni missionary Father Paolino Tomaino, who passed away in 2024 after more than 50 years of work in Africa.

A concrete commitment that transforms every Wine and Food Academy meeting into an experience of taste, culture and responsibility. This is how conviviality becomes a means of building the future.
The project enjoys the patronage of the Emilia-Romagna Region, the City of Parma and the City of San Giorgio di Piano . It is part of the initiatives to support the candidacy of Italian Cuisine as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Key collaborations include Rotary FRACH Team Italy 4 – Bologna North “Giulietta Masina” Delegation, FenImprese Bologna and numerous national food and wine excellence.

The full season schedule is available at
www.wineandfoodacademy.it
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A dinner for the Kakoni Schools – Saturday, November 15, 2025, Reggio Emilia

Solidarity is back in the spotlight with “A Dinner for the Schools of Kakoni,” scheduled for Saturday, November 15, in Reggio Emilia, organized in collaboration with the CLM (Against the Mafias) association and ARCES ODV Viadana.

An evening dedicated to raising funds to support the Ugandan educational project promoted by the Wine and Food Academy. All proceeds, minus operating costs, will go to schools in Kakoni to provide children with new classrooms and learning spaces.

In addition to the solidarity component, the dinner will be an opportunity to reflect on the role of food as a universal language capable of creating bonds and building bridges between cultures.