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Nhân vật hằng tuần 15
CHỦ NHẬT 17-1-2010
SỐ 17/2010 (6057)
ISSN 1959-1108
CHỦ NHẬT
17-1-2010
(3 Tháng mười hai, Kỷ Sửu)
Streets International nurtures future for street kids
Dozens of underprivileged street kids are
experiencing a life-changing opportunity with an
innovative hospitality and vocational training
program called STREETS International in
historic Hoi An Town.
Opened in June of last year, the Restaurant
Café and culinary training center at 17 Le Loi
Street is the brainchild of Dr. Neal F. Bermas, a
consultant who taught courses in hospitality
management and entrepreneurship at both New
York University and the Institute of Culinary
Education. It is also the first facility of a U.S.-
based not-for-profit organization named
STREETS International dedicated to transform
the lives of street kids and disadvantaged youth.
The organization was founded in 2007 by
hospitality and food industry educators and
businesspersons, along with international
development experts.
The idea of setting up STREETS International
came to Bermas when he set foot on the S-shaped
country for the first time a decade ago. He traveled
through Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and poverty-
ridden areas in the Central Highlands. He
witnessed the hardship of local young children,
who were forced to toil on the street as chewing
gum and postcard sellers.
Bermas said it was the eyes of the
disadvantaged kids he saw on the street that
prompted him to materialize his notion of helping
these poor kids.
The American man decided to give up his
teaching career in the U.S. to focus
on his newly-found inspiration, the STREETS
curriculum which requires them to
work in every area of the restaurant, from
International organization and its first center
in HoiAn.
Hoi An, first Streets International location
“It took over five years for the preparation
work in both the U.S. and Vietn