Help Train and Find Jobs for 30 Laotian Youth

Summary

Giving youth job training will keep them off the streets. Makphet restaurant gives youth hospitality traning so they can find jobs and earn income. Makphet is a socially responsible enterprise. progress report read updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Lack of skills leading to gainful employment among urban marginalized youth in Laos represents a high risk for young people to end up on the streets or adopt harmful behaviors, pertpetuating the cycle of poverty. By providing professional hospitality training and subsequent job placement servcies, the chances for youth to improve their lives increases considerably without creating dependency on program support in the long term. They will then be able to find jobs and earn income.

Activities

By providing quality vocational training in a real work environment, and by offering subsequent job placement services, vulnerable young people have the opportunity to obtain decent employment and attain long term financial security.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Resources

Friends International (http://www.friends-international.org)

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

30 students are provided with high quality training making them more attractive to prospective employers 15 students are placed into decent employment, ensuring their long term financial security.

Project Message

Young people come to Makphet the Restaurant and they flourish – they learn, they are inspired, they set future goals and become role models to other young people. This is why I love my work.
- Gustav Auer, FI Hospitality Business Coordinator/Chef

Who is Running This Project

Contact

James Sutherland,
Grants Manager
9A Street 21
Phnom Penh, 000000
Cambodia
85523986601
Email:

Project Sponsor

Skoll Foundation

Organisation

Friends-International
9A Street 178
Phnom Penh, Cambodia 0000
Cambodia
(+ 855) 23 986 601
http://www.friends-international.org

Learn more about Friends-International and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Lao People's Democratic Republic and can also be found under Education.

For more information about Lao People's Democratic Republic, read the Human Development Report on Lao People's Democratic Republic or the Wikipedia entry for Lao People's Democratic Republic.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on July 23, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 30, 2008.

Latest Update from the Field

An award for Makphet!

By James Sutherland - F-I Grant Manager, December 02, 2009 01:02 PM

Friends-International is absolutely delighted to announce that Makphet restaurant has been chosen by the Miele Guide (the first independent and authoritative guide to restaurants in Asia) as one of the finest restaurants in Asia! This prestigious award is a testament to the hard work and dedication of all the Makphet team, and in particular to the tenacity of the students - well done Makphet! Thanks to all who have supported Makphet to date, either by donation or by dining there... we couldn't have achieved this without your help!

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