A fourth-grader from Brooklyn is dedicated to helping children from low-income families and started an online thrift store to make it a reality.
News 12 Brooklyn reports 10-year-old Obocho Peters started his I Am Obocho store to offer support to his community both financially and educationally. The online store currently sells new and used clothes for children sizes from infants to 12-years-old.
The young entrepreneur shared that he got the idea after seeing the Avengers: Infinity War last year.
"I wanted eight toys from the movie that my mom couldn’t afford so I asked her to help me sell the clothes, shoes and toys I don’t want to raise the money," he told Melanin People. "Now it’s something bigger. I want to help make things easier for other families."
The cost-friendly shop's main goal is to help local families provide a college fund for their children by cutting back on expenditures for attire.
"If it's a challenge for my mom to pay her rent, take care of me and take care of her at the same time, I know it's a challenge for other families, too," Obocho stated.
His mother, Sasha Peters, explained that all of it was his own idea.
After he shared his idea to sell his belongings to raise money, he incited his mother to help with the rest.
"I said, 'Well, how do you plan on doing that?'" she shared. "'He said, 'Mom, you're creative, why don't you just make me a website?'"
The mother-and-son partnership blossomed on the internet, but Oboco says he plans on opening a physical store in Brooklyn by next year. They created a GoFundMe page to assist in costs to open his own office space to begin, which currently has over $1,000 in donations.
His vision stretches far beyond clothes. In the future, he hopes to offer free seminars on financial literacy and college funds to member of his community
The inspirational elementary student shared that his greatest challenge is people who doubt him and his goals because of his age.
"In the next 5 years, I see myself traveling the world inspiring families, meeting the next President, having more knowledge so I can be a better version of myself and being in the 3 comma club," Obocho said.
The young businessman, who hopes to be in an Avengers movie one day, encouraged other children to think outside of the box, too.
"Always go after your goals and always have someone by your side who keeps you motivated," he shared. "And most of all stay focused on education. That is the most important part."
If the children are the future, this young king is already proving the next generation has nothing to worry about.
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