How one former street boy inspired a movement to change the world.
Ten years ago, an orphaned street boy from Nairobi survived on the streets, collecting metal scraps and washing cars. Life was violent and he held every cent he could make in a clenched hand. One day, the kid met a couple from the United States who was impressed by him. They helped the kid start a business – the opportunity of a lifetime. Soon the boy was supporting three other kids, even sharing his house with them because they had no shelter. That boy is Wiclif Otieno, the founder of Kito International.
In 2009, Wiclif Otieno wanted to build an organization to enable street youth to get off the streets. He was tired of seeing his friends suffer on the streets and wanted to give street youth everywhere an opportunity like the one he was so fortunate to have. Wiclif is now 25 and together, with other reformed street youth, he has built Kito International to create opportunities for those the world has left behind.