| By Heather November 26th,2011 As I enter my final month of my internship with HELP-SL,it is natural that I am reflecting on what I’ve achieved in the past six months,and how it fits into the greater body of work I’ve amassed in my short career in community work. Today,I am specifically thinking about the challenges I’ve [...] By Heather November 4th,2011 HELP-SL began the Linking Youth with Knowledge and Opportunities in Micro Finance (LYKOM) project in 2009,with the support of UNDP. I have seen that project has garnered great successes and provided immense learning opportunities,both for the communities it served and for HELP-SL as an organization. I also know that my Street Kids [...] By Heather September 15th,2011 One of the awesome things about HELP-Salone’s approach to livelihood development is that they give truly holistic complementary training to everyone that they support with micro financial services. This means that alongside the Street Business training,our service users learn about gender rights,sexual health,hygiene and other life skills,including literacy. At first glance,[...] By Heather August 29th,2011 Anya and I are on the road,making the slow return to Bo from our Street Business training in Koidu,Eastern Sierra Leone. They practically had to drag me out of the city,I was so enamoured. We met a lot of great folks and I interviewed a number of them to find out how [...] By Heather July 18th,2011 One of my favourite aspects of my job is gathering stories from our microfinance clients on how their loans have affected their lives. It is through these discussions that I get closest to seeing the impacts of tools like the Street Business Toolkit (SBTK). I’ve seen that HELP-SL’s practice of giving business and life skills [...] By Heather June 29th,2011 Language here is a bit… difficult. I’m at the stage where if people speak slowly in Krio,I can transcribe it into English,but I can’t speak it or conduct interviews of my own in it. This is definitely a challenge working in communications! How do I help to share the stories of people when [...] | About usWe are 8 young Canadians working in 8 different countries for Street Kids International. We'll be writing about our experiences here and would love to hear any of your comments or questions! To learn more about us, click here. |
