KOTO Founder, RMIT Honorary Doctorate Jimmy Pham AM keynote's speech - RMIT Graduation 2024

At the RMIT Graduation Ceremonies, there are inspiring thoughts and sharing from our prestigious guest speakers who are successful diplomats and alumni.
Let's tune in for our keynote speaker in the 2024 Graduation ceremony - KOTO Founder, RMIT Honorary Doctorate Jimmy Pham AM.
Jimmy Pham AM, Founder and CEO of Vietnam's first social enterprise - Know One Teach One (KOTO), has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Business honoris causa at RMIT Vietnam’s 2024 Graduation ceremony.
Born in Vietnam, Jimmy moved to Australia as a young child with his mother and siblings, and grew up in Sydney. He was interested in tourism and travel, and studied hospitality at school.
The concept of KOTO began when Jimmy asked young people that he had a chance to meet while travelling to Vietnam - what they wanted out of life. They simply replied, “We need skills so we can find stable jobs”.
He decided he would return to Vietnam for the long term and make a difference. He didn't know how he was going to do it, he just knew he wanted to help.
KOTO was founded in 1999 with a mission to provide at-risk and disadvantaged youth an opportunity to undertake a two-year holistic hospitality training program. From a small sandwich café in Hanoi with a simple desire to provide nine street children with training, a stable income and safe workplace, KOTO has grown and transformed the lives of more than 1,700 individuals, enabling them to support themselves, their families and communities.
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