meet Santosh - He feels passionately that other youth need the skills Street Kids helped him develop, so he gives 20 per cent of his profit back to youth programs.
Santosh's crafts.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Santosh is a 19-year-old Nepali youth who has been on the streets since the age of seven.
In September 2005, Santosh was among the first group of Nepali youth to participate in our Street Business Toolkit training. He came to the training after learning how to make handicrafts out of recycled paper, and left with strategies to effectively market his crafts.
He is now off the street, living in shared accommodations and managing his own living and operating costs. He feels passionately that other youth need the skills and knowledge Street Kids helped him develop, so he gives 20 per cent of his profit back to youth programs.
“It’s my business strategy”, says Santosh. “We use paper that is good for the environment and a portion of our profits go back to the kids. This is good for business.”
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