Koto Restaurant
Vietnam
Tastes good to everyone
With KOTO to secure future prospects in Vietnam’s catering and hotel industry
The KOTO educational facility supports young people aged between 16 and 22 from the surroundings of Hanoi. They come from difficult backgrounds and in some cases are victims of sexual abuse. By means of a two-year educational programme according to international standards, KOTO offers young people a professional future perspective, while also providing access to the job market within the hospitality and tourism industry.
Copyright: Carsten Heinke
The name KOTO has a good reputation in Vietnam: many hotels not only prefer to employ young people from the KOTO project due to social commitment, but also, above all, because they are well trained and good team players.
The young people have learnt that by helping each other, a whole life can be changed. After all, KOTO stands for Know One, Teach one and means everyone transfers their knowledge to others. Ninety-three percent of pupils complete the training, 100 percent are offered and accept a job in the hotel or catering industry.
This is what success stories are made of
Truong, who stopped his education at 16 because his father fell ill and it was now up to him to support the family financially, trained as a waitress and went on to become a barista and finally a wine expert. Today, he works as a supervisor in an international restaurant in Hanoi and always enjoys returning to KOTO to pass on his knowledge to future generations of hotel and restaurant professionals.
Prior to the pandemic, the DER Touristik Foundation supported the renovation and expansion of the KOTO training restaurant in Hanoi, where trainees complete their practical training.
Owing to the Corona crisis, all sales from the gastronomy industry, in which the trainees are employed, collapsed. That’s why, in 2020, the DER Touristik Foundation financed the accommodation, teaching and health care of some trainees over a period of 24 months, to prevent these young people from losing their training and future prospects. Several trainees are supported again in 2022 as well.
Copyright: Carsten Heinke
Prior to the pandemic, the DER Touristik Foundation supported the renovation and expansion of the KOTO training restaurant in Hanoi, where trainees complete their practical training.
Owing to the Corona crisis, all sales from the gastronomy industry, in which the trainees are employed, collapsed. That’s why, in 2020, the DER Touristik Foundation financed the accommodation, teaching and health care of some trainees over a period of 24 months, to prevent these young people from losing their training and future prospects. Several trainees are supported again in 2022 as well.
KOTO Foundation
The KOTO Foundation, whose sphere of influence extends from Australia to Vietnam, cares for disadvantaged young people in Vietnam. KOTO’s philosophy is embodied in its name: KOTO stands for Know One, Teach One – knowledge should be passed on. It is there to be shared. This is the main idea of the Vietnam-Australian founder of KOTO, Jimmy Pham.