One of the main ways businesses are achieving this is by entering the social enterprise industry. And while it’s not every day you see marginalized people have access to job training or fair-wage jobs, a couple of restaurants in the Philippines have made the move to hire people from marginalized communities particularly Persons with disabilities (PWD)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are 7 restaurants that create job opportunities<\/strong> for people with disabilities<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Caravan Food Group<\/strong>, the people behind Overdoughs and Elait<\/strong>, has been a believer of ‘Doing Good Through Good Food.’<\/strong> They promote the abilities of their PWD partners by providing job opportunities to the Deaf and special needs community<\/strong>. A visit to their branches and you will see that they are mostly run by the Deaf and special needs community while selling their best-selling Cookies and Sourdough Pizza<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n View menu<\/a> Elait, apart from offering\u00a0artisanal rolled ice cream and yogurt<\/strong> of various flavors, is run by an all-deaf staff. There, they have a guide to basic sign language<\/strong> in order for customers to communicate with their staff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n View menu<\/a> Hisbeans is a social innovation brand slash coffee shop<\/strong> that develops a culture of working with PWD experts. Since its inception in 2009, \u00a0they have made it a goal to create a society where each and every disabled people could work happily<\/strong> while collecting only the finest specialty-ranked raw coffee beans<\/strong> and roasting them themselves daily. <\/p>\n\n\n\n View their website Van Gogh is Bipolar is a\u00a0hidden gem tucked away in Maginhawa<\/strong> named after the influential art figure\u2019s (Van Gogh) condition as well as the brain behind the restaurant,\u00a0Jetro Rafael<\/strong>. And though we know Van Gogh is Bipolar as a restaurant, it really is more of a \u201cgastronomical healing sanctuary<\/strong>\u201d where people come for a\u00a0pick-me-up<\/strong>\u00a0through food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n View menu<\/a> There’s more to Chef Waya Araos-Wijangco’s Gourmet Gypsy Art Cafe than just healthy yet slightly sinful dishes inspired by cuisines from around the world<\/strong>. They are also committed to providing work opportunities for people having developmental or learning disabilities.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n View menu<\/a> Owned by Grace Lee, Kko Kko is a modern restaurant that serves\u00a0authentic and reinvented Korean favorites<\/strong>\u00a0such as their Dosirak, Cheese Fondue, and Snow Chicken.\u00a0They also have a partnership with Autism Society Philippines<\/strong> to help identify candidates to undergo their one-on-one orientation\u00a0and on-the-job learning<\/strong> at their branches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n View menu<\/a> Dohtonbori is a Japanese restaurant franchise that\u00a0specializes in a wide variety of okonomiyaki dishes<\/strong>. In 2017, Autism Society Philippines<\/strong> recruited and developed workers with Autism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n View menu<\/a> If you\u2019re not already enjoying the convenience of Booky, it\u2019s free to download on iPhones<\/a> and Android<\/a>. 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154 Maginhawa St. Sikatuna Village., Quezon City
(0922) 824-3051<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nGourmet Gypsy Art Cafe<\/a> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>25 A Roces Ave, Quezon City<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nKko Kko<\/a>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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