One of the most successful projects has been to train these new Scouts in the traditional skills of making Batik and Tie-Dye fabrics. These brightly-coloured designs are finding a growing market locally, and are also exported abroad. In Scouting, the children find a supportive, positive environment where they enjoy constructive recreation, and learn values and life skills. This rehabilitation often makes it possible to re-unite children with their families. Former street children who have become Scouts also make effective leaders who return to the streets and try to help many children who still live there.
The Scout training helps older adolescents learn how to set up a small business, and it provides some seed-money to get started. There is follow-up support to monitor their progress.
Managing this project is good experience for traditional Scouts and leaders. Their aim is not only to help children who face a very uncertain future, but also to help the community by reducing juvenile delinquency, crime, and drug problems.