Tiger Airways Partners Streets International

Tiger Airways Singapore has joined hands with Streets International to help disadvantaged youth in South East Asia.

Streets International is an innovative not-for-profit initiative that helps disadvantaged and vulnerable youth succeed in life with careers in hospitality. The internationally credentialed culinary arts and hospitality training program also includes an extensive mentoring life skills program and “hospitality English” classes. During the entire 18-month programme, the youth are also provided with housing, clothing, food, medical care and mentorship.

An important part of the program is that, trainees get real-life hands-on experience at the self-sustaining Streets Restaurant Café, where proceeds go entirely to fund the Streets program. The first restaurant café has been operating successfully at 17 Le Loi Street, Ancient Town, Hoi An in Vietnam for over a year. Plans are underway to expand the program to other parts of Asia including Laos and the Philippines.

Tiger Airways is helping the youth in several ways. By leveraging its powerful presence in Asia Pacific, Tiger Airways will highlight Streets Restaurant Café to its millions of passengers, and in so doing will enhance the real-life training and self-sustainability of the restaurant. Tiger Airways passengers also get a 15% discount at the Hoi An Streets restaurant by showing proof of travel.

Tiger Airways also plans to help the trainees gain overseas exposure, by bringing them to Singapore to experience the hospitality sector here.

Neal Bermas, founder and Chairperson of Streets International, said, “The hospitality and tourism industries are a large part of developing economies throughout SE Asia and the world. Streets is the first real chance for many disadvantaged young adults to transition from poverty and life on the streets to the dignity of self-sufficiency with a successful career in hospitality. This allows them to provide for themselves, their families, and to contribute to the development of their country as a whole. We are excited to join hands with Tiger Airways. With their muscle in this region, we’ll be empowered to empower more kids.”

Rosalynn Tay, Managing Director of Tiger Airways, added, “Tiger Airways has grown successfully for the past 6 years in Asia. Having come of age, we are excited by this opportunity to give something back to the people of Asia. We have been empowering travellers with low fares and the choice to pay only for extras that they really want. By taking Streets International under our wings, we are helping to empower youth to be self reliant, and contributing to the growth of the hospitality industry and the economy. We look forward to helping Streets International help even more people, as we grow Tiger’s pawprints across the region.”

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