GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT

Street Business School – bringing business and prosperity to people in the developing world.

When you live on $1.35/day, it is almost impossible to provide enough food for your family, let alone send them to school, meet their material needs, etc.

But Street Business School (SBS) is changing all of that.  In just six months, people go through their training on how to start a business and succeed.  Participants are encouraged to use what they have (a cooking pot, their skills as a weaver, etc.) to start their business, and then employ SBS’s go to market strategies, etc.

The results are astounding!  In just a few years, 12,246 women have gone through the SBS training, 89% of graduates still have a business (or three!) two years later, and participants’ income has increased to $4.19/day on average after two years.

That may not seem like much to you and me, but that 211% increase not only provides food and clothing but also school fees for their children, and capital to keep their business running.  People are leaving poverty for good, thanks to SBS’s training.

Our grant to SBS was to help them partner with organizations who are working to fight human trafficking.  We know when women are employed and earning enough income, they are far less likely to be susceptible to traffickers and prostitution.  News of our partnership with SBS is already spreading (see this article in End Slavery Now) and we’re excited to be a catalyst in showing how business training can prevent human trafficking.