“Know One, Teach One” is the motto adopted by Jimmy Pham, who opened ahumanitarian vocational training centre for homeless children in Hanoiin 1996.
The Aussie of Vietnamese origintravelled back and forth between the two countries during his career inthe hospitality industry and had many chances to see with his own eyesthe hard life suffered by Vietnamese street children. His difficultchildhood has inspired the 39-year-old Pham to show empathy with thesedisadvantaged children.
“I would like to make something new, for the children to have a brighter future,” he told Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper.
Difficulties could not stop the Overseas Vietnamese from opening ahumanitarian vocational training and culinary arts centre named KOTO -initials for “Know One, Teach One”.
KOTO providesstreet children with free 24-month training courses in cooking skills,service styles and communication English. In addition, they are equippedwith knowledge and skills for community integration.
His Hanoi-based centre now houses some 50 street children agedbetween 16 and 22 years old, who will have the opportunity to practicewhat they are taught at two KOTO restaurants in Hanoi and Ho ChiMinh City .
Pham said he had resorted to allmeans necessary to raise funds for the centre’s operations, which cost200 USD per young person each month. As many as 500 street children havebenefited from training at KOTO, which was the first community interestcompany (CIC) in Vietnam , back in 1996.
Headded that he was thinking of bringing the idea to other countriesoutside of Vietnam , such as Cambodia , Brazil and Kenya .
“All I would like to do is to help others,” confided the kind-hearted man of Vietnamese origin./.
The Aussie of Vietnamese origintravelled back and forth between the two countries during his career inthe hospitality industry and had many chances to see with his own eyesthe hard life suffered by Vietnamese street children. His difficultchildhood has inspired the 39-year-old Pham to show empathy with thesedisadvantaged children.
“I would like to make something new, for the children to have a brighter future,” he told Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper.
Difficulties could not stop the Overseas Vietnamese from opening ahumanitarian vocational training and culinary arts centre named KOTO -initials for “Know One, Teach One”.
KOTO providesstreet children with free 24-month training courses in cooking skills,service styles and communication English. In addition, they are equippedwith knowledge and skills for community integration.
His Hanoi-based centre now houses some 50 street children agedbetween 16 and 22 years old, who will have the opportunity to practicewhat they are taught at two KOTO restaurants in Hanoi and Ho ChiMinh City .
Pham said he had resorted to allmeans necessary to raise funds for the centre’s operations, which cost200 USD per young person each month. As many as 500 street children havebenefited from training at KOTO, which was the first community interestcompany (CIC) in Vietnam , back in 1996.
Headded that he was thinking of bringing the idea to other countriesoutside of Vietnam , such as Cambodia , Brazil and Kenya .
“All I would like to do is to help others,” confided the kind-hearted man of Vietnamese origin./.
