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Anyone can fold one. Together we make it fly.
Every youth who learns, passes it on.
We teach youths in Children's Homes a skill that earns. Business owners, give them something real to sell.
Move around. They will chase your plane.
Giving back is part of the build, never an afterthought.
In 2025, 14,490 workers were retrenched in Singapore. The ones who recover fastest can create income. They can sell.
So why wait to teach that skill to the youths who need it most? We'd rather do it along the way, together.
Build a community, build a better society.
Source: Ministry of Manpower, Labour Market Report 4Q 2025.
At 21, care ends. The bills begin.
What already exists, and it matters
Life skills and housing
Getting ready to live alone.
Vocational trades
Coffee, kitchen, and hospitality.
Pitching ideas
Pitching business ideas to judges.
We found no programme in Singapore that teaches youths leaving care to sell, with real customers, before they leave the Home.
Sources: Ministry of Social and Family Development; The Straits Times, 24 July 2025; Children's Aid Society and Quantedge Foundation study on youths ageing out of care (small sample: 10 youths, 5 staff); public programme listings, September 2026. Examples shown, not a full census.
One skill that earns. A bazaar they run themselves.
A free sales programme for youths preparing to live on their own. Free for the youths, and free for the Home.
Mindset first
Purpose, self-belief, and honesty as a strength. Then core sales modules, practised in role-play.
The bazaar
Their own table, products from local businesses, real customers, and real objections. Sell Right Asia earns nothing from it.
Pass it on
Graduates come back to coach the next group.
Why a paper plane
Anyone can fold one
Free, anywhere. It's how every youth leaves the Home: launched into the world.
It goes forward
Whoever learns it, teaches it.
It takes many hands
Homes, schools, and businesses across Southeast Asia, one cause.
Dignity comes first
No youth's face or name is shared without the Home's written consent.
Fold a plane. Write who was your first inspiration. Pass it on.
What you type here is not recorded, saved, or sent anywhere.
Business owners, this is your invitation.
Any business, any industry. The youths learn to sell on real products, and yours could be the first on their table.
How you can help
Give products to sell
Stock for their bazaar table. They practise on something real, and your brand meets new customers.
Come to the bazaar
Watch a youth pitch what you make, to real customers.
Share your story
Tell a cohort how you built your business. One honest hour goes a long way.
Other ways to start
- Host a shadowing day
- Open a door
- Spread the word
We are not collecting money. Sell It Forward is a movement, not a registered charity.
Flight log
We're at the start. Here's what's coming.
Episodes
Short stories from each Home and school.
Photos
Only pictures the Homes approve.
Testimonials
From Homes, partners, and youths who choose to speak.
Who is behind this
Ryan Wong
Co-Founder and Head CoachStarted selling at 17. 11 years in sales, 119 founders, managers, and reps coached.
Akmal Rusydi
Business DevelopmentCame into sales with zero background. Booked 12 appointments in a single week.
Let's fold the first one together.
Tell us about your business and how you'd like to help. We'll reach out to you.
Your plane is in the air.
Thank you. Ryan or Akmal will reach out to you within a few days.
Every plane you throw here adds a balloon.