| By Gillian December 1st,2011 Last month the city of Addis-Ababa,Ethopia,was host to the 2011 Partnership Forum for Making Finance Work for Africa. Hosted by the UNECA (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa) with the support of the AU (African Union),the Forum brought development workers,academics and representatives of the IMF (International Monetary Fund) and WB (World [...] 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 Victoria September 13th,2011 Recently my focus has been on developing a business plan for the social enterprise Make A Better World Kenya is planning on kick starting by the end of 2011. This idea,formulated before SKI’s CIDA proposal went in last year but solidified through the proposal process,is the result of recognition of the path that [...] By Annie August 30th,2011 Mumbai,India – At the 2nd Annual International Summit on Skills Development held in Mumbai on June 15,2011,one issue became apparent – India’s emerging economy and its young,largely unskilled workforce are at a critical and transformative moment. To realize the nation’s economic potential and address its widespread poverty,private,government,and nongovernment [...] By Bryce August 18th,2011 When I first was offered this internship,I was a bit torn. Personally,I thought every kid should stay in school until they finished what is the equivalent of grade 12 in Canada,and what Street Kids does it teach youth that are street involved and usually not a part of the traditional education system [...] Things are going well over here and I have been to Arusha a fair bit in the last little while to meet with Madison,who is adapting really well to Tanzania. I am getting excited to go back home to Canada but I am definitely going to miss a lot of things,especially chipsi mayai [...] 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 [...]  It seems like I’ve been here forever and I love it. There is nowhere I would rather be than in Moshi. It’s such a nice place to live and it’s so salama (peaceful). Between the views of Kilimanjaro and Mawenzi and the aggressive mamas at the market,I wouldn’t change a thing. I’m doing some [...] By Gillian June 29th,2011 A Concrete Jungle;full of half-finished and abandoned construction,Addis Ababa,Ethiopia is a sea of tin rooftops,and the poverty is inescapable. Of course,poverty is made most visible by the many beggars and homeless that line the streets. Of this marginalized population,a most noticeable vulnerability is malnutrition. Having already fueled unrest in [...] By Alex in Ethiopia February 2nd,2011 Debre Berhan methodologically confounds. No place is as cold (dark side of the moon) and as hot (Ethiopia/Danakil Depression) than Debre Berhan,Ethiopia. I go to bed in long johns (rainbow stripped) and wake up sweating through my shirt,reaching manically for the bottled water on my table. I sat down on a bag (50kgs) [...] | 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. |