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Fusion cuisine that supports school for all

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Treat yourself to a modern mix of cuisines at Eat X Dignity, where proceeds go towards supporting the education for underprivileged children. The restaurant also has a community garden that is used by students of its schools, providing a space to teach gardening skills, as well as produce that is used by its kitchens. 

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The cafe is an initiative of the Dignity for Children Foundation, which runs schools and learning centre for children from disadvantaged backgrounds, as well as social support like meals and transport. At the cafe, youth supported by the foundation can also pick up training and work experience to equip them with life skills. 

A meal at Eat X Dignity enables the foundation to continue their work. 

Check out our Weekend of Good guide to Kuala Lumpur for more travel tips and ideas! 

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Treat yourself to a modern mix of cuisines at Eat X Dignity, where proceeds go towards supporting the education for underprivileged children.
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Since the parking can be limited in the day time, try and use public transport to save yourself the trouble of waiting for a parking space. The nearest LRT station is Sentul Timur, which is about a 10-minute walk away from the cafe. 

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The cafe only accepts cash, so make sure your wallet is ready!

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A yummy barbecue set is worth a try, but note that it is only available only on Fridays and Saturdays.

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Check out their outdoor Kitchen Garden, which doubles up as an outdoor classroom for the foundation’s students. It’s also a good time to spot the greens that will make their way into your dishes and drinks!

A vegetarian cafe that gives back with skills

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De'Divine provides work experience to disadvantaged youth - while also serving up a drool-worthy selection of cakes and local delights.

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De'Divine is a social enterprise programme under MySkills Foundation, a non-profit set up to empower at-risk youth from disadvantaged backgrounds with vocational and life skills. When you grab a delicious bite at this cafe, you provide the youth with a chance to learn and uplift themselves. 

Read our Weekend of Good guide to Kuala Lumpur for more travel tips and ideas!

De'Divine is a social enterprise programme under MySkills Foundation, a non-profit set up to empower at-risk youth from disadvantaged backgrounds with vocational and life skills. When you grab a delicious bite at this cafe, you provide the youth with a chance to learn and uplift themselves. 

Read our Weekend of Good guide to Kuala Lumpur for more travel tips and ideas!

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De'Divine provides work experience to disadvantaged youth - while also serving up a drool-worthy selection of cakes and local delights.
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Brickfields is known as the Little India of Kuala Lumpur, and is a fascinating, colourful neighbourhood full of history. Be sure to explore the area if you are visiting the cafe!

Support dignity with your delicious meal

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Echoes hires its staff through local non-governmental organisations. When you dine at Echoes, you help sustain the enterprise, which in turns empowers and encourages its staff, who have trouble finding jobs because of the discrimination against people with disabilities. 

Read our Weekend of Good guide to Bangalore for more travel tips and ideas.

Warm and earthy in vibe, Echoes hires people with speech and hearing disabilities to provide them with dignified livelihoods, and promote greater inclusion and understanding of people living with disabilities. Eat well and do good. 

Echoes hires its staff through local non-governmental organisations. When you dine at Echoes, you help sustain the enterprise, which in turns empowers and encourages its staff, who have trouble finding jobs because of the discrimination against people with disabilities. 

Read our Weekend of Good guide to Bangalore for more travel tips and ideas.

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Warm and earthy in vibe, Echoes hires people with speech and hearing disabilities, to provide them with dignified livelihoods. Eat well and do good.
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There are no nearby metro stations, but plenty of bus connections, so consider taking a bus or taxi. 

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The tables at Echoes have cue cards and patrons order by writing down the number assigned to each dish. Every table has a lamp to be flicked to catch the attention of servers, who rely on visual cues. 

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Spoilt for choice? Go for the Classic Butter Chicken Thali, the Tandoori Momos, and Ferrero Rocher Shake. Delectable!

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Echoes also has an outlet in New Delhi, so check it out if you are there. 

Go back to nature at this restaurant-boutique

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Go Native is a haven for all things local, sustainable and healthy. Shop for eco-conscious products or enjoy local dishes made from pesticide-free produce. 

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You support local farms that practice environmentally-friendly, non-GMO and pesticide-free farming and fair trade. This helps keep the carbon footprint low. 

Go Native only works with organisations that ensure farmers and artisans are paid fair wages. Your purchase strengthens this practice.

Redesigned from an old residential building, Go Native has upcycled as much of the old house as possible. They use solar back-up power, harvest the rain, reduce plastic and compost kitchen waste. Giving them your business means helping preserve the environment. 

Read our Weekend of Good guide to Bangalore for more travel tips and ideas!

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Go Native is accessibly by public transport; the nearest metro station is Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road. 

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Go Native has an extensive collection of environmentally-conscious products from over 50 local organisations. Plenty for you to choose from!

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If you enjoy the outdoors, ask for the seats on the upper floor that open out onto the balcony. Enjoy your meal under a canopy of trees, while enjoying a book or chatting with friends.

A communal dinner in a modern kampung

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Mummy Soh is a retired-teacher-turned-entrepreneur who is more than happy to share her delightful culinary skills and recipes with guests.

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Rekindle community spirit with Mummy Soh, a retired teacher in her home. Learn her best recipes, and connect with your fellow diners.

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Preserve a slice of Singapore’s culinary culture and experience communal living. To give back to the community, the Soh family conducts cooking classes for children of single parents and other activities for those with mental disabilities.

Read our Weekend of Good guide to Singapore for more travel tips and ideas!

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One Kind House is a 10-minute walk along the Siglap Park Connector from Kembangan MRT station on the East West Line. 

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Bookings are made through Airbnb. Find the link on their Facebook page. 

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Joo Chiat is a historic district in the east of Singapore steeped in Peranakan (Straits Chinese charm). Consider spending an afternoon there taking in the quaint shophouses with elaborate facades, the shops selling traditional spices and desserts, and the eclectic blend of Malay and Chinese culture. 

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Dress light and comfortable -- you’d be picking, chopping and grinding herbs!

Eat well at this plant-based cafe

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Healthy and cruelty-free food need not be dull – ask JustBe. This vegan restaurant will win you over with great food and fun wellness workshops.

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Dining at JustBe doesn’t just provide you with a delicious experience, but you also help in preserving the environment. The kitchen waste goes into composting and the cafe chooses eco-friendly bagasse (sugar cane pulp) packaging. The food is kind to your body, and kind to the environment too. 

Read our Weekend of Good guide to Bangalore for more travel tips and ideas!

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Healthy and cruelty-free food need not be dull – ask JustBe. This vegan restaurant will win you over with great food and fun wellness workshops.
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Located on Sadashivnagar's main road, the cafe is easy to spot. Taxis or buses are best as it is not near a metro station.

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The beetroot-based Pink Falafel Sandwich and the Pink Papaya Smoothie make for a refreshing lunch, while the millet and whole wheat pizzas are highly recommended. 

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Check out their upcoming events on the website before visiting, in case you feel like attending a cooking, organic soap-making or other mindfulness workshops!

Sate your hunger – and learn sign language

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Prashant and his co-founder are first-generation entrepreneur-investors who believe in promoting entrepreneurship, and took upon themselves to provide gainful, sustainable and respectful employment to 500 people with speech and hearing disabilities, through a chain of restaurants across India and beyond.

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Chic and contemporary, Mirchi & Mime employs people with hearing and speech disabilities in order to provide them with skills and a dignified livelihood, and encourage greater understanding of people living with disabilities. Learn sign language to order, and taste exquisite Indian cuisine.

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Through working at Mirchi & Mime, its staff have not only found a sustained livelihood, they've also found a community that cares. When you dine at the restaurant, you help support those that previously found it hard to find work, and help them build a better future.

Read our Weekend of Good in Mumbai guide for more travel tips.

Meet Prashant, co-founder of Mirchi & Mime and find out how it all began. 

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Accessible by both public and private transport, this beautiful enterprise is located near the Pawai Lake, and surrounded by gardens.

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Come with an open mind to learn sign language. Learning takes time, so be patient with yourself and the staff. 

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Want more options? A second branch, Madeira & Mime, offers the gastro-pub treatment with a western-influenced menu.

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Have a large group of people? Try their fixed menu that can serve an entire table! Pick from their non-vegetarian, vegetarian or vegan menu. You’ll be spoilt for choice!

A tasty meal that uplifts the underprivileged

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While enjoying your Slow Roast Pulled Pork Burger or your Satay Rice Bowl, you can choose to support water projects in Asia or buy a food bundle for a needy family in Singapore via Foodbank Singapore. Food for Thought also opens its space up to host initiatives that benefit the community. 

Read our Weekend of Good Singapore guide for more travel tips and ideas!

A popular brunch spot that combines good food with a chance to do good, you can donate to a water charity or buy a food bundle for the poor as you order your meal. 

While enjoying your Slow Roast Pulled Pork Burger or your Satay Rice Bowl, you can choose to support water projects in Asia or buy a food bundle for a needy family in Singapore via Foodbank Singapore. Food for Thought also opens its space up to host initiatives that benefit the community. 

Read our Weekend of Good Singapore guide for more travel tips and ideas!

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A popular brunch spot that combines good food with a chance to do good, you can make a donation as you order your meal.
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The nearest MRT stations are Bras Basah station (Circle Line) and Bencoolen station (Downtown line). It is also within a 10-minute walk from Dhoby Ghaut MRT station and City Hall station. 

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If travelling by bus, look for buses that stop around Singapore Management University, which across the road from National Museum of Singapore. 

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Combine your meal with a visit to National Museum of Singapore, which is Singapore's oldest Museum. Or walk off the calories at historic Fort Canning, which is behind the museum. 

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Food for Thought has a child-centric branch called Food for Tots at the Jacob Ballas Children's Garden in the Singapore Botanic Garden. It features a self-service kids' counter where they can learn to order themselves. 

Unwind with a coffee that empowers

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Founded by an ex-offender and a former prison officer, The Caffeine Experience wants to get you your dose of caffeine while providing ex-offenders with the means to sustain themselves and their families. Every purchase helps provide training of the baristas, counselling sessions for staff, and other areas of staff development.

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Besides serving much-raved-about coffee, The Caffeine Experience serves second chances to ex-offenders by offering them stable employment.

Founded by an ex-offender and a former prison officer, The Caffeine Experience wants to get you your dose of caffeine while providing ex-offenders with the means to sustain themselves and their families. Every purchase helps provide training of the baristas, counselling sessions for staff, and other areas of staff development.

Read our Weekend of Good guide to Singapore for more travel tips and ideas

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Take the train to Somerset MRT station (North South Line), and the cafe is a short walk away in a shopping mall called Centrepoint. The Caffeine Experience also has branches in Tanjong Pagar and Tan Tock Seng Hospital.

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Feast on claypot delights and transform lives

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A social enterprise, Soon Huat aims to provide ex-offenders, drug abusers and the less privileged in the community with meaningful employment opportunities. Founder Jabez Tan is an ex-offender who discovered his gift for cooking while serving time. 

A meal at Soon Huat supports their mission to help those on the fringe of society transform their lives. 

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Known for their unique take on bak kut teh, a Chinese pork rib dish, this restaurant also dishes out hope, by employing ex-offenders seeking a fresh start. 

A social enterprise, Soon Huat aims to provide ex-offenders, drug abusers and the less privileged in the community with meaningful employment opportunities. Founder Jabez Tan is an ex-offender who discovered his gift for cooking while serving time. 

A meal at Soon Huat supports their mission to help those on the fringe of society transform their lives. 

Read our Weekend of Good Singapore guide for more travel tips

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Known for their unique take on bak kut teh, a Chinese pork rib dish, this restaurant also dishes out hope, by employing ex-offenders seeking a fresh start.
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Soon Huat's two locations – Bedok and Jalan Kayu – are outside of the city centre, and most conveniently reached by taxi. You can also book a ride using ride-hailing apps like Grab and Go-Jek. 

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The signature Dried Bak Kut Teh contains dried chilli, and may be spicier than you expect.