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What are the options for youth who have grown up on the streets of Manila and want to become independent,productive,and self-sustaining adults? I won’t venture to exhaust the possible answers to this question here,but point out that two options are entrepreneurship and employment. Traditionally,Street Kids International has focused on entrepreneurship. In [...] A friend of mine and I were once talking about poverty. I explained to him that on a previous trip to a very poor country,I was offered a chance to see the homes of several very poor and marginalized peoples,and I had declined. I explained I had already seen extreme poverty (having been [...] OK,so when we Street Kids interns had our training in Toronto,we did a three day workshop on working in a cross-cultural setting. We learned a lot of stuff that week –useful stuff,serious stuff,interesting stuff… But at the same time,there were a lot of laughs in that workshop. Because [...] Below are a few tales of individuals who in one way or another participated in Street Kids International’s “Setting for Success Program” in Nepal. These stories and glimpses represent small,but what I hope will be,important chapters in their lives… Amitra is a youth worker at Chartare Youth Club (CYC) in Baglung,Nepal. She [...] The past month and half has been incredible. I have had the opportunity to travel extensively throughout this country where every route seems like the scenic route. One of my colleagues amused at my admiration for almost everything laughed and said ‘you see things that we don’t see’. The goal [...] Mukuru Slum How does it feel to be sleeping at night wondering if that is the night that someone will come down and tear down a place you call home? I witnessed this first hand a few weeks back. A colleague and I were going on a home visit in Mukuru and we passed [...] I’d like to tell a story I’ve heard about Mexico City,a place I love and know well (but not a place where Street Kids has programming,mind you.) Once upon a time,there was a popular taco stand run by some young men in Mexico City. The youth sold their delicious tacos on a [...] | |||||
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