OUR STORY
Since its inception in October 2010, Dignity Kitchen is Singapore’s first hawker training school for disabled and disadvantaged people. In our modern society, the handicapped and elderly are face greater challenges when competing in the job marketplace. We give on-the-job training and place our graduates in jobs so that they can have hope for better futures, better lives and better opportunities to be successful in their own right.
We operate a fully functional, regular food court that is open to the public. The interactive experience created by the dynamic environment between the public and our students, allows for the enhancement of educational values.
“To build and return the dignity to the disadvantaged and disabled through vocation with passion“.
Mr. Koh Seng Choon-Founder of Project Dignity
OPENING HOURS
Mondays to Sundays, 8:00 am to 3:30 pm
Baked items, Beverages and Desserts available till 5:30 pm every day except Sundays.
Dignity Kitchen Version 1
Dignity Kitchen Version 1 (DK1) in Balestier Road was only 3 stalls and it was a test bed or pilot for testing the concept of Dignity Kitchen. Is it possible for challenged and disadvantaged individual to be trained and earned a living as a food stall operator?
DK1 allows us to innovate and implement ideas and concepts such as:
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Training visually challenged to be cashier
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Training hearing impaired to sell food
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Elderly city tour and lunch treat concept
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Educational outreach program to schools and corporations
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Children activities with disadvantaged, and many more
Dignity Kitchen Version 2
It developed further from DK1:
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Achieved publicity in major newspapers, television, magazine and social media both in Singapore and aboard
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Over 20,000 free city tour and lunch treat twice every day for elderly and needy
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School (over 100 schools and institutions) and corporate outreach for government agencies to multi national corporations (including 16 of the Fortune 500 corporations)
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Introduce the Dignity Mama stalls for intellectually challenged youth to sell used books
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Introduce the bird’s nest cleaning for physically challenged
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Develop the training program for the disabled based on MBA curriculum
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Develop the WDA WSQ national program for hawker training in Singapore
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Innovate one hand noodle cooking equipment, pictorial point-of-sale machine and many more.
Dignity Kitchen Version 3
Dignity Kitchen Version 3 is located in Serangoon area which is closer to the neighborhood and various public transports like MRT and bus interchange. This current premise also used together as training classes conducted by Project Dignity.
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