The Hospitality & Catering Training Centre was set up in 2009 and focuses on helping young Thai people from the minority Karen population. Many of them are poorly integrated into the education system and speak little or no English. Because they lack marketable skills, they stand little chance of success in the job market. In a two-year educational programme, the school provides them with the necessary training they need to earn a living in the booming Thai hospitality sector.
The development of the new educational garden and media laboratory was made possible by the proceeds from an auction in November 2015, when the sale of a Pilot’s watch double chronograph edition “Le Petit Prince” in red gold raised CHF 47,500. It was the third joint auction organized by IWC and Sotheby’s Geneva to raise money for the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation.
The Saint Exupéry Foundation charitable foundation was established by the heirs of the great French pilot and author and carries out various projects around the world to improve the every- day lives of young people and to help them attain better futures. IWC entered into a partnership with Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s descendants in 2006. Since then, the Swiss luxury watch manufacturer has released a selection of special limited-edition pilot’s watches to pay tribute to the legendary French pilot and his literary work.
