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As part of a project called Hummustown, they're serving up their own cuisine to hungry Italians.                           ...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eLEAD IN\u003cbr/\u003e              Middle Eastern food is helping Syrian refugees in Italy earn a living.\u003cbr/\u003e              As part of a project called Hummustown, they're serving up their own cuisine to hungry Italians.\u003cbr/\u003e              \u003cbr/\u003e              STORY-LINE:\u003cbr/\u003e              Falafal sizzles away in this kitchen in Rome.\u003cbr/\u003e              The cooks have a lot of food to prepare - they're catering for a special dinner event for paying customers.\u003cbr/\u003e              The men are working for Hummustown, a project for Syrian refugees to earn some money while introducing Italians to Middle Eastern specialities.\u003cbr/\u003e              It's the brainchild of Shaza Saker who was born in Damascus but moved to Italy when she was three.\u003cbr/\u003e              She says the food venture came about as a way to cope with the barrage of news from her home country and help her fellow countrymen in Europe. \u003cbr/\u003e              \"We were not able to just look, watch the news and do nothing, so we decided to do what we do best: cook!\" she says.\u003cbr/\u003e              Customers queue at Hummustown's stall for falafal and hummus - both Middle Eastern staples.\u003cbr/\u003e              The organisation has been running for almost a year and now includes seven staff members who prepare, package and deliver the food.\u003cbr/\u003e              Mazen Mansour from Damascus hopes Hummustown will be the start of a new life in Italy.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"At the moment my problem is the refugee centre I am living in,\" he says. \u003cbr/\u003e              \"I'm waiting to leave it and stay in a house where I can bring my family and children so that they can settle in Italy while I get a job, so I can have an income to live from.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              Tonight's event has been organised by a number of not-for-profit organisations which work with migrants.\u003cbr/\u003e              Hummustown's dishes are being served alongside other food, like traditional African specialities.\u003cbr/\u003e              Saddam Mohammad Othman from Daraa is helping serve Hummustown's menu - he's been in Italy for just four months.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"I wouldn't have a job without them. So I thank Hummustown very much. I've ever so grateful to them for helping me,\" he says.\u003cbr/\u003e              The project doesn't just cater events like these.\u003cbr/\u003e              Its reputation is growing and the Syrians are being asked to cook their falafel for a variety of customers.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"From a small word of mouth now we're catering more parties, more events, more workshops,\" says Saker. \u003cbr/\u003e              Hummustown recently launched a campaign to raise 75,000 euro (92,000 US dollars) that would be used to turn the project into a professional venture. \u003cbr/\u003e              The money would get the group out of Saker's kitchen – where most Hummustown meals are cooked – to a headquarters complete with a spacious, industrial kitchen, offices and a front desk to take direct orders.\u003cbr/\u003e            \u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e              Rome - 25 February 2018\u003cbr/\u003e              1. Falafel cooking in a pan\u003cbr/\u003e              2. Close of falafel mix \u003cbr/\u003e              3. Various of Hummustown team members making falafel \u003cbr/\u003e              4. Close of cooked falafel on plate\u003cbr/\u003e              5. SOUNDBITE (English) Shaza Saker, Hummustown Co-Founder:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"We launched the Hummustown project about a year ago, March 2017. And it was launched because we, together with another Syrian friend of mine, we were not able to just look, watch the news and do nothing, so we decided to do what we do best: cook!\"\u003cbr/\u003e              6. Various of Hummustown team serving hummus dips\u003cbr/\u003e              7. Hummustown Co-Founder, Shaza Saker (right, blonde hair), talking to customer\u003cbr/\u003e              8. Customer at Hummustown stand\u003cbr/\u003e              9. Close of falafel at Hummustown food counter\u003cbr/\u003e              10. SOUNDBITE (English): Shaza Saker, Hummustown Co-Founder:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"When I meet Syrians in Rome my first desire is to talk to them, understand where they're coming from, what they hope for. And if Hummustown, if the project can help them, even just in their first few days, few months here in Rome, that for me is an achievement.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              11. Saker and Hummustown team member, Mazen Mansour, at food counter\u003cbr/\u003e              12. Mid of dips being served\u003cbr/\u003e              13. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mazen Mansour, Hummustown team member:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"At the moment my problem is the refugee centre I am living in. I'm waiting to leave it and stay in a house where I can bring my family and children so that they can settle in Italy while I get a job, so I can have an income to live from.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              14. Various of people at event\u003cbr/\u003e              15. African food on table \u003cbr/\u003e              16. Wide of woman collecting drinks from counter\u003cbr/\u003e              17. Hummustown members in kitchen, including Saddam Mohammad Othman (white t-shirt)\u003cbr/\u003e              18. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Saddam Mohammad Othman, Syrian refugee from Daraa:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"When I came to Italy I did not have any work. Now I'm working in Hummustown and I wouldn't have a job without them. So I thank Hummustown very much. I've ever so grateful to them for helping me.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              19. Various of people at table eating Middle Eastern specialities\u003cbr/\u003e              20. SOUNDBITE (English): Shaza Saker, Hummustown Co-Founder: ++QUALITY AS INCOMiNG++\u003cbr/\u003e              \"From a small word of mouth now we're catering more parties, more events, more workshops. More people are becoming more aware of the project.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              21. Woman standing in front of Hummustown counter \u003cbr/\u003e              22. Various of food being served\u003cbr/\u003e              23. 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