Since 1996, EHLsmile has often been solicited and the association has been very active in setting up training centers in Ethiopia, Cambodia, Madagascar, Togo, Thailand, Bhutan, Nepal and India. Under different mandates, EHLsmile has also been active in Burundi, Brazil, Burma and Comoros.
Yangon, Myanmar |
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Partnership : |
Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC), Swisscontact, Tailored Values, EHLsmile |
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Duration : |
2017-2018 |
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Beneficiaries : |
Local senior instructors (Master Instructors) |
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Concept : |
Hotel Training Initiative (HIT), on-site hotel training by Master Instructors |
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Financial contribution from EHLsmile : |
Assistant’s costs |
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Human resources : |
1 project head (Alumnus) and 1 assistant (Alumnus) for a period of 6 months |
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confédération suisse-swisscontact |
Jari Hotel School, Jari, Ethiopia |
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Partnerships : |
Association Terre des hommes, Lausanne, EHLsmile and Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) |
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Duration : |
From 1996 to 2000 |
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Beneficiaries : |
Orphans between 16 and 20 years old |
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Concept : |
A two-year vocational training program in kitchen and service |
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Infrastructure : |
3 classrooms, 8 hotel rooms (bungalows) and a 60-seat application restaurant |
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Financial contribution from EHLsmile : |
60’000€ |
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Human resources : |
3 EHL faculty and 12 students / graduates were present between 1996 and 2000 to start and manage the project. |
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Results : |
>100 graduates |
Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
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Partnerships : |
Association Pour un Sourire d’Enfant (PSE), France, Institut Européen de Coopération et de Développement (IECD), EHLsmile |
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Duration : |
From 2001 to 2005 |
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Beneficiaries : |
Young adults from 16 to 20, children of families living on the garbage dump in Phnom Penh |
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Concept : |
2 years of vocational training in kitchen and service and one year in housekeeping and bakery / pastry |
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Infrastructure : |
5 hotel rooms and an 8-seat application restaurant, 4 classrooms, a laundry and bakery |
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Financial contribution from EHLsmile : |
80’000€ |
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Human resources : |
4 EHL faculty and 8 students / graduates were present until 2005 to start and then manage the project |
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Results : |
Over 4’000 graduates to this day |
Hotel school section, Ecole Supérieure Spécialisée du Vakinankaratra (ESSVA) in Antsirabé, Madagascar
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Partnerships : |
Fondation Avenir Madagascar, Institut Européen de Coopération et de Développement (IECD), EHLsmile |
Duration : |
2005 – 2010 |
Beneficiaries : |
Local high school graduates |
Concept : |
3 year bachelor-level training in hospitality |
Infrastructure : |
6 hotel rooms, a 40-seat application restaurant and bar, 3 classrooms, a canteen and a laundry |
Financial contribution from EHLsmile : |
80’000€ |
Human resources : |
5 EHL faculty and 7 students / graduates were present until 2010 to start and manage the project |
Results : |
>300 graduates to this day |
Ecole Supérieure de Tourisme et d’Hôtellerie, Lomé, Togo |
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Partnerships : |
M. Pierre Seto, owner and manager of the school, EHL Smile |
Duration: |
From 2011 to 2013 |
Beneficiaries : |
Local youth |
Concept : |
Restructuring of the existing school by creating two specific programs : a 3-year bachelor level course (BT) and a 2-year short program (BTS) |
Infrastructure : |
Expansion of existing infrastructure, renovation work, construction of a dormitory and classrooms |
Financial contribution from EHLsmile : |
CHF 80’000.- |
Human resources : |
1 EHLsmile project head and 3 students, 2 DHR interns |
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Pimali, Hospitality Training Center, Nong Khai / Thailand |
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Partnerships : |
Fondation Pimali |
Duration : |
2012 – 2017 |
Beneficiaries : |
Underprivileged youth |
Concept : |
Vocational training in hospitality |
Infrastructure : |
4 bungalows, 1 application restaurant |
Financial contribution from EHLsmile : |
CHF 30’000.- |
Resources : |
5 volunteers, material and equipment, support for fundraising events |
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Bongde Institute of Hospitality and Tourism, Bhutan |
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Partnership : |
BLEF Association, EHLsmile |
Duration : |
2014 – 2017 |
Beneficiaries : |
Underprivileged youths |
Concept : |
Apprenticeship of hospitality professions |
Infrastructure : |
Hotel and application restaurant |
Financial contribution from EHLsmile : |
CHF 30’000.- |
Human resources : |
1 EHLsmile project head + 1 EHL Alumnus |
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Bodhgaya Hotel School, Bodhgaya, India |
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Partnerships : |
IFPD, Agragami, EHLsmile |
Duration : |
As of 2016 |
Beneficiaries : |
Underprivileged youth |
Concept : |
Vocational training and apprenticeship in hospitality professions |
Infrastructure : |
Hotel and application restaurant |
Financial contribution from EHLsmile : |
CHF 120’000.- |
Human resources : |
6 EHL Alumni |
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Rokpa Training Center, Kathmandu, Nepal |
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Partnerships : |
Rokpa, EHLsmile |
Duration : |
2016 + |
Beneficiaries : |
Underprivileged youth |
Concept : |
Vocational training in hospitality |
Infrastructure : |
Hotel and application restaurant |
Financial contribution from EHLsmile : |
Material and equipment |
Human resources : |
3 EHL Alumni over 6 months |
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