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Restart Kitchen by Restart Academy

The "Restart Academy" program, initiated by the Thailand Institute of Justice in 2023, aims to promote sustainable careers for ex-offenders and reduce recidivism rates through the development of vocational, psychological, and social skills. The program creates an environment conducive to mutual support and learning among participants, providing them with a platform for real-world employment to generate a stable income. Currently, the Restart Academy offers a food entrepreneurship course under the name "Restart Kitchen" at the Thailand Institute of Justice. The program is currently being developed to cover other skills as well such as hair cutting and styling and massage. Restart Academy also provides an emergency fund to assist ex-offenders with urgent financial need.

Impact Value Chain

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Five dimensions of impact →
Ex-prisoners Direct beneficiary
Government Direct beneficiary
Stakeholders
ActivityWhat we do
OutputWhat the activities deliver
OutcomeChange for the stakeholders
ImpactLong-term goals · across all groups
Life skills training and attitude/mindset adjustment Leads to: Able to access basic rights and welfare · Increase in readiness and resilience to re-enter society
On-the-job work skills training Leads to: Acquire work skills required for securing employment
Additional support e.g. emergency loan Leads to: Reduce reliance on informal debt and thus increase resistance to reoffence risk factors
Employment Leads to: Able to secure employment · Increase in income
Increase in readiness and resilience to re-enter society No indicator yet Leads to: Increase in self-esteem and confidence · Increase in employability
Able to access basic rights and welfare No. of ex-prisoners supported in application of personal documents 20 คน · Mar 2026
Acquire work skills required for securing employment No. of ex-prisoners trained คน · target 40 Leads to: Improved work skills enhance career prospects, leading to greater opportunities for promotion or better readiness for self-employment.
Reduce reliance on informal debt and thus increase resistance to reoffence risk factors No. of ex-prisoners who receive loan from the Restart loan fund คน · No baseline or target yet Leads to: Reduce recidivism · Improved capability in managing debt and financial shocks
Able to secure employment No. of ex-prisoners who passed probation คน · target 40
Increase in income Average monthly income received by those hired บาท · from 0 → target 12,000 Leads to: Financial stability support self-reliance
Increase in self-esteem and confidence General assessment by instructor No baseline or target yet
Increase in employability No. of ex-prisoners who passed probation คน · No baseline or target yet Leads to: To transform ex-prisoners into productive members of the society and reduce reoffending for a safer society
Improved work skills enhance career prospects, leading to greater opportunities for promotion or better readiness for self-employment. No. of ex-prisoners who passed probation คน · No baseline or target yet Leads to: To transform ex-prisoners into productive members of the society and reduce reoffending for a safer society
Improved capability in managing debt and financial shocks Level of informal debt Baht · No baseline or target yet Leads to: To transform ex-prisoners into productive members of the society and reduce reoffending for a safer society
Reduce recidivism No. of ex-prisoners who reoffend during their employment at Restart Kitchen คน · No baseline or target yet Leads to: To transform ex-prisoners into productive members of the society and reduce reoffending for a safer society
Financial stability support self-reliance Monthly income adequate to cover expenses for at least 8 months per year No baseline or target yet Leads to: To transform ex-prisoners into productive members of the society and reduce reoffending for a safer society
Restart Academy help develop the reintegration model which is still lacking in Thailand Leads to: Reduce recidivism through more effective reintegration approach
Reduce recidivism through more effective reintegration approach Recidivism rate of those hired under Restart Kitchen % · target 5
Reduce public expenses in criminal justice operations No indicator yet
Safer society with less crimes No indicator yet
SDG 10 · Reduced Inequality To transform ex-prisoners into productive members of the society and reduce reoffending for a safer society 10.2

About the project

Problem

Thailand has an average of 200,000 ex-convicts released annually, with a recidivism rate of 34% within three years. This is primarily due to the lack of readiness for ex-convicts to re-enter society and the lack of employment opportunities due to their prior convictions. This burdens the government with expenses and lost opportunity costs of more than 10 billion baht annually.

Solution

Restart Academy supports the reintegration of ex-prisoners through 3 core elements: 1. Restart coaching - vocational and life skills training, including attitude adjustment to prepare them for life. 2. Restart career - provide employment right from the start to ensure income generation while skills training is provided in the form of on-the-job training. 3. Restart money (emergency fund) - establishing a loan fund for ex-offenders who need emergency funds. “Restart Kitchen” under the Restart Academy focuses on vocational training and employment in the food business, including food court operation, catering service and street food operation.

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Budget
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Impact Goals

SDG 10: Reduced Inequality

SDG 10 · Reduced Inequality

To transform ex-prisoners into productive members of the society and reduce reoffending for a safer society

  • 10.2 By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status

Stakeholder

Ex-prisoners

Direct beneficiary Importance: High

Description

Ex-prisoners both male and female. Mostly recruited while they were still in prison preparing for release.

Problem / opportunity / challenge encountered by this stakeholder

Lack readiness in re-entering society. Lack job opportunities.

Government

Direct beneficiary Importance: High

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