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Make a Better World Kenya (MABWOK) is a Street Kid’s International partner based in Mukuru slum,Nairobi,Kenya.
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The last few weeks have been quite the experience,as we embarked on a long awaited set of trips to finally provide beneficiaries of the ‘Linking Rural Youth with Knowledge and Opportunity through Micro-Enterprise’ project with finance in order for them to begin to engage in entrepreneurship in an effort [...] How do kids become street kids? Within the international development realm,we talk about systemic poverty,structural injustice,and lack of opportunities. Within the child protection realm,maybe it’s the failure of national systems to keep children safe – allowing abuse in educational institutions,unrecognized child rights in the legal system,and lack of child [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] Pounding the pavement in the Northern Tanzanian cities of Arusha and Moshi,the street kids are pretty easy to spot. Head to any of the usual spots – the outskirts of the market,the clocktower,the riverbanks – and you’ll see them chatting,hanging around,or catching some shut-eye. Head into the market or just [...] Recently,I had the good fortune to go on a monitoring visit to the Eastern part of Nepal where Street and Practice Business trainings had been delivered in April 2009. The purpose of the visit was twofold;first,to follow up with some of the youth workers who had participated in the training and to [...] Last week we had a youth entrepreneurship and leadership training. I was amazed by the participants zest for a bright future. Many are not establishing businesses simply to earn a buck;they most certainly have great goals and hopes for their lives,families and community. We asked some of the youth their motivations for [...] I should be doing something? That’s the thought that kept running through my head. Shouldn’t I be doing something right now? I am just sitting here,in the corner,not understanding 95% of the language. But all is good. Right? Okay,so here is the context. From June 17 to 21,the Emmanuel Development Association [...] | |||||
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