<div>My name is Somayeh. I’m the mother of 3 amazing kids, aged 14, 13 and 4 years old. I am a refugee from Afghanistan. In Afghanistan I was a teacher and an instructor of women in vocational training.


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<div>In August 2021, when the Taliban took control of our country, my family and I were forced to leave everything behind — our home, our friends, and the only life we knew. We found safety in Lyon, France, where we lived for almost four years. 


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<div>During that time of learning to survive in a new country I supported my family through my passion — baking and pastry making. I started catering small events, and baking cakes and sweets that reminded people of home. So, little by little, my dream began to grow and I got experience with French pastry making (including pasties), as well as Italian foods. In November 2024, my family and I were blessed to get permanent refugee status in the U.S. So, we moved to the United States, where we’ve started rebuilding our lives. 


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<div>Although the situation for refugees became quite hard, I was able to work part-time in a bakery in Jenkintown, PA. During this time I was studying hard to get my driver’s license. After 3 failed tries, in October 2025, I got my driver’s license, because I never gave up. In that same spirit, of never giving up, I have now proudly finished my business plan and registered my own LLC pastry and bakery business from home in Meadowbrook, PA. I have named it SRNAH, which is an acronym of all my family member’s first names. My dream with this business plan is to open my own pastry shop — a warm place filled with love, creativity, and the flavors of my Afghan heritage, mixed with French and American styles. I want to create a better life for my children and provide opportunities for other women and refugees who are starting over, just like I did. My husband and I finished an entrepreneurship course by Welcoming Center Organization. Together with my husband, I have finished my business plan and got my LLC, but I still need equipment, a fridge, and a used car. Every contribution will help me buy those things as well as ingredients, and the tools I need to grow this small business into something beautiful and lasting. Thank you for believing in me, for supporting my dream, and for helping my family build a new future filled with hope and sweetness. With gratitude, Somayeh Founder of SRNAH family kitchen.

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