Employing the Unemployable. Profitably. - Seng Choon Koh, Project Dignity

In this episode I speak with Seng Choon Koh, founder of Dignity Kitchen.  An organization whose mission is to build and return the dignity to the disabled and disadvantaged through vocation. When I arrived to meet him, I thought I had the wrong address as his office is literally in the middle of a hawker market that serves as a live training ground for a wide range of "unemployable" individuals.It was a wide ranging interview, and one that gets super tactical in areas of process, business planning, and remaining grounded during the tough times.About the Entrepreneurs For Good SeriesThrough this series, we speak with Asia based entrepreneurs whose mission it is to bring solutions to the environmental, social, and economic challenges that are faced within the region to learn more about their vision, the opportunities they see, and challenges that they have had to overcome.It is a series that we hope will not only engage and inspire you, but catalyze you and your organizations into action. To identify a challenge that is tangible, and build a business model (profit or non) that brings a solution to the market.About Koh Seng ChoonMr Koh Seng Choon is the founder and Executive Director of Project Dignity, Singapore’s first social enterprise for the disadvantaged and people with disabilities.The aim is to help these people regain a sense of dignity through their work. Project Dignity comprises of Dignity Kitchen – hawker or street training centre for disabled and disadvantaged Dignity Mama – second hand bookshop managed by the mothers and their challenged children Dignity Cottage - bird’s nest processing for lower functional disabled youth Dignity Meal – free meal for foreign workers and the poor Dignity Angels – engages professional to support charities and corporate in their corporate social responsibilitiesMr Koh Seng Choon is an engineer by training and holds a MSc in Computer Integrated Manufacturing. His career spans UK, USA, India and China. Authored of three books – Elements of Success: Business, Elements of Success: Education and Elements of Success: Living – of which the first book mentioned is a best-seller in India.Follow  Website: http://dignitykitchen.sg/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sengchoon.kohLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kohsengchoonAbout Rich:Driven by the belief that change begins with a single step, Richard Brubaker has spent the last 15 years in Asia working to engage, inspire, and equip those around him to take their first step. Acting as a catalyst to driving sustainability, Brubaker works with government, corporate, academic and non-profit stakeholders to bring together knowledge, teams, and tools that develop and execute their business case for sustainability.Follow RichWebsite: http://www.richbrubaker.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/rich.brubakerLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richbrubakerSnapchat: http://snapchat.com/add/richbrubakerInstagram: https://instagram.com/richbrubakerTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/richbrubakerContact [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.