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Welcome to Sanon

a not for profit social enterprise

Helping to changing the lives of Myanmar youth

Discover Our Story

The Sanon Training Restaurant is operated by the MYDI (Myanmar Youth Development Institute). MYDI conducts Sanon as a non-profit social enterprise organization in Nyaung U, Bagan, Myanmar.

Our core strategic aim is to:

"Train up to 30 students at a time, assist them to gain employment and monitor them for a further two years"

The function of the Project via the Sanon Training Restaurant is to train disadvantaged youth in hospitality and English, find them employment and monitor them for a further two years to assist them integrate into the workplace and have a successful career in the hospitality and tourism industries.

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Our Vision and Goals

OUR VISION
To empower a generation of young people to become Myanmar’s industry leaders in hospitality and tourism.

SHORT TERM
We aim to train up to 30 students per year, find them employment, and monitor them for a further two years.

LONG TERM
Meeting vocational and industry needs and provide 1,000 students with training. Operate multiple successful venues within a for-profit social enterprise business model. Operate as an almost self sustaining business with additional support from the donors wishing support our work.

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What Our Guests Say

 

  2019 Certificate of Excellence   Asset-HC   Finalist 2020             

 

 

 

Discover Our Menu

Ask for "Today's Special”

Our menu is MSG-Free

V=Suitable for Vegetarians, M=Traditional Myanmar Dish, S=Can Be Spicy

A Training Restaurant

More about our Training program

Find out more about Bagan and Sanon

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Help us Help them

Become a Regular Supporter
and a 'Friend of Sanon’

By making a regular contribution less than $2.00 USD a day) you can support a student through our training program.

Our training program aims to provide our students with the skills and experience to pursue a career in hospitality.

Your support will help give a disadvantaged young person the opportunity to have a new life and brighter future.

Become a regular supporter

All donations are used to maintain the operation and development of the training restaurant, sustain and support the students, employ expert training staff, operate the training program and monitor and mentor each student in their place of work after graduation for a further two years. Click here for more information about our training program

Make a Single Donation


You can also make a one-off donation to help support or program which is also greatly appreciated.

Make a single donation

The Sanon team would like to thank George Win for taking the time to share his Barista expertise with the Sanon students.

On the April 23rdGeorge Win (Senior Lecturer Hospitality) from Manukau Institute of Technology (Auckland NZ) volunteered his time to deliver a Barista workshop for all the Sanon students.

Read more: Barista Workshop

Promoting Sanon's social objectives with students, staff and the local community,

Sanon Community Day – Tuesday 3 April 2018

As part of Sanon’s engagement with the broader community of Nyaung U and Bagan its staff and students show their support of local community groups on a regular basis.  Activities around creating awareness of Sanon’s social objectives enrich the lives of both the staff and students whilst serving the community.

Read more: Sanon's visit to local monastery school
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Our Location

Pyu Saw Hti Street
next to Nyaung U Thante Hotel
Bagan, Myanmar
 
 

Open Hours

We are currently closed to the Public

However we continue to operate our student training program 

Got an Inquiry or Question?

Phone: +95 9 45195 1950

Email:  contacts@sanon-restaurant.org

Sanon is a member of:

Asset H&C