Seiya Okawa, a founder of Aid for Child Trust. When I wan backpacking Asian and African countries as a college student, I met several children that changed my life afterwards. A boy who looks only 6 years old was dedicatedly polishing customer’s shoes in Addis Abeba in Ethiopia. A little boy in Alexandria in Egypt was selling a packet of tissues on the street. In Delhi in India, a boy who looks 10 years old dedicatedly drive a cycle rickshaw. In Jaipur in India, women was begging money with serious face. All of these nameless children looked very sad, and I thought some important human right was deprived from them because they were, and would forever be, forced to live in no hope just for the reason that they were born under such circumstance. I thought it is not right that one’s life would be destined to be miserable just because of where they are born. Since then, I started to aim at working in humanitarian sector. After completing my academic career, I decided to start my development organisation on my own, so that I can create the visible value and contribution for helping those in need.
