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"He was once a Homeless Kid. Today he is an Entrepreneur, Author and Supporter of Street Children.
Amin’s childhood was miserable. At the tender age of five, he was working as a child labourer in a tea shop in Mumbai where he would often face grumpy customers who would mistreat him. Going back home after a long day of work was of no relief, as his stepfather would beat him up for petty reasons. One day, he broke two glasses at work and, scared to face the wrath of the shop owner followed by a beating at home, Amin decided to run away.
He is 35 now and is doing everything he can to ensure that other homeless kids don’t have to go through what he did.
So how did a homeless kid achieve all that Amin has?
After spending a few years in poverty, eating food out of garbage dumps, doing petty jobs, and sleeping on park benches, Amin was taken in by Snehasadan, an NGO for homeless children. He was eight years old at the time and spent the rest of his childhood and youth there.
Snehsadan educated him and helped him get a driver’s license. He then went off to work as a chauffeur and Man Friday to a close friend of Snehasadan’s, Eustace. Amin’s life changed after that. His honest hard work and dedication impressed Eustace that the latter helped him set up his up his own car company called Sneha Travels.
Amin has penned down his story in a book called “Bombay/Mumbai Life is Life: I am Because of You”, which he self-published. He says he has sold over 10,000 copies of the book and even has an e-book available for the readers.
Now a self-made entrepreneur, Amin wants to effect a change in the lives of other street children now. But taking responsibility of the street kids was not easy, especially when he himself was struggling to make ends meet. This is when he came up with the idea of setting up a café which would not only help him earn some money to support his cause but would also double up as accommodation for the children.
Amin is now all geared up to start his dream café in Mumbai, called Bombay to Barcelona Library Café, for street children.
The profits, he says, will be used to help the young children get an education and also give them employment after they turn 18.
All the funds he raised from theSALE of his book are being used to give shape to his ambitious project, he says.
Currently taking care of eight kids — four girls and four boys — Amin wants to provide them with a safe living environment and a good education. These children will stay in the cafe, those who are eligible to work will join him, and the rest will simultaneously complete their education."
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