All 25 students of the class of 2017-2018 who are soon to graduate have been placed in full time employment within the hospitality sector. 

This is a great achievement and it s a testement to the committment and hardwork of both the students and training and support staff. 

On the 16th of August 2018, Trevor Wills (MYDI, Director) and Lwin Oo Tint (Project Manager,  Sanon Training Restaurant) gave a presentation to the members of the Rotary Club, Ballarat East, Australia. The Sanon Training Restaurant which is administered by the Myanmar Youth Development Institute (MYDI) is also a registered charity in Australia.

On the 7th August 2018 ten students from Sanon, Khin Lay (the Youth Support Worker) and Dave Martin (Social Worker) initiated and conducted a community project to cleaned up the area in front of Thante Hotel and  the Children's playground near the entrance to Nyaung U.

On the 6th July 2018, the students from Sanon Training Restaurant enjoyed developing their English language skills by hosting a group of students from the United States of America.

Sanon students demonstrated how to make Crunchy Ginger Salad and Tamarind juice.

Thandar joined the Sanon team on March 10th 2016.  Since then she has been responsible for providing ongoing education, counselling and social support to all our students both past a present.  

Myanmar Youth Development Institute (MYDI) held its first charity dinner to raise funds for the Sanon Training Restaurant on the 1st June 2018.

The dinner was held at The Veneto Club in Bullen, Melbourne, Australia. The highlight of the dinner were two guest speakers the Hon. Tim Fischer former Deputy Prime Minister and Australian Ambassador to the Holy See in Rome and Mr Bob Davis former Australian Ambassador to Myanmar.