Street Kids UK is the UK branch of Street Kids International. Our mission is to provide opportunities for street youth to earn a decent living and change their own lives. We do this by developing and delivering training programmes that support these young people to start or expand their own small business and start planning for a positive future. We work with a global network of local established
organisations. Partnering with local organisations helps us ensure low administrative costs and allows us to deliver high impact, culturally appropriate and contextually relevant programmes. We work by training local youth workers to deliver our programmes to youth in their communities. The result is a multiplier effect whereby an increasing number of young people around the world have the tools to earn a decent living and take control of their future. Those youth workers who really shine when delivering the trainings can develop their skills further and become Master Trainers. Our Master Trainers help expand the reach and scale of our work by training other youth workers to train street kids in their own communities. This approach allows our programmes to be sustainable and have an impact long after we have left each country. We are learning too
Because we work on the ground with partners, youth workers and youth around the world, we can really understand their needs and the challenges they face. This knowledge helps us work with our partners to continually develop new tools and programmes that respond to emerging local needs. We believe in street youth
We believe in the potential and capacity of street youth, it is our aim to unlock this potential and to empower the world's street youth to take control of their own lives.
