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KOTO is the first social enterprise in Vietnam, providing positive, permanent change for at-risk & disadvantaged youth in a 2 year hospitality training programme that incorporates both vocation training & life skills.
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KOTO Joins Hundreds of leading companies in the food, restaurant, and hospitality industry at Food & Hospitality Hanoi 2025!
Hanoi, from March 18th - 20th, Food & Hospitality Hanoi 2025 is gearing up to welcome over 170 businesses from around the world. Lots of...
Feb 21
A 25-Year Journey of Resilience & Impact as never before
“ Every morning, the thought of giving up crosses my mind. But when I step into the restaurant and am greeted by the bright smiles and...
Feb 6
HER TURN Leadership Program Launching Event - Beginning the journey of empowerment
On November 22, 2024, the Her Turn Leadership Program, a collaborative initiative by KOTO and Lightpath Leadership, was successfully...
Dec 27, 2024
"Taste the Story" Fundraising Dinner: A Night Where Stories Come To Life & Future Take Flight
December 7, 2024 successfully wrapped up a weekend night filled with emotion and warmth of a Fundraising Dinner — “Taste the Stories”,...
Dec 27, 2024
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Why this Australian started a cooking school for street kids in Vietnam
Sauce: Dateline Seven million people, many of whom are kids, live in poverty in Vietnam. When Jimmy Pham dreamed of helping break the...
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Feb 25, 2020
KOTO on Hanoi TV
Thank you Hanoi TV for sharing our story. Meet Do and Mo from Class 34 who are currently halfway through their 24-month program at KOTO....
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Feb 14, 2020
VNExpress - Nhà hàng 'truyền cảm hứng nhất Việt Nam'
HÀ NỘI KOTO được CNN vinh danh là nhà hàng truyền cảm hứng nhất Việt Nam, nơi tạo cho người trẻ gặp khó khăn cơ hội nghề nghiệp trong...
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Dec 11, 2019
Dan Tri newspaper features KOTO
"KOTO không chỉ nổi tiếng là một nhà hàng từng đón tiếp các nhân vật quan trọng, mà đây còn là một doanh nghiệp xã hội với hướng đi nhân...
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Nov 10, 2019
KOTO profiled on CNN
Thank you CNN for profiling KOTO on Iconic Hanoi this week! Listen to the story of one of our current trainees, Uyen, as she articulates...
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Nov 10, 2019
Stonehouse Foundation sponsor two Box Hill chef apprentices to spend a month at KOTO
Through the generosity of the Wesley Stonehouse Foundation scholarship, Tanya and Aaron spent a month at the KOTO restaurant and training...
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Nov 8, 2019
Governor of Victoria visits KOTO
KOTO was delighted to welcome the Governor of Victoria, HE The Honourable Linda Dessau AC, and Mr Anthony Howard AM QC to lunch and share...
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Nov 8, 2019
Jimmy Pham gives the keynote speech at the inaugural Australia Vietnam Skills Conference
Did you know the Box Hill Institute – KOTO partnership was the first Australian Vocational Education and Training (VET) partnership in...
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Nov 7, 2019
Standing On Their Own Two Feet
Charity doesn’t always begin at home, and it can sometimes be a hand up over a hand out. Shira Sebban explains. In March 2017, I began...
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Sep 26, 2019
KOTO trainees - Hieu and Ngoc from K33 win the inaugural ICB culinary competition!
KOTO trainees - Hieu and Ngoc from K33 win the inaugural ICB culinary competition! On 6 September, five Hanoi-based hospitality colleges...
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Sep 20, 2019
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