street children

STREET CHILDREN

Street Children?Street children is a term used for both children who have no family and literally live on the streets and for children who may have a parent, but they make their money in the streets.

Characteristic of Street Children

Street children face difficulties in providing themselves with good sources of food, clean drinking water, health care services, and adequate shelter.

They also suffer from absence of parental protection and security.

There is a lack of any kind of moral and emotional support .

The average age at which street children start living on the streets is between 9 and 12 years old.

They keep living on the streets until they reach the age of 15 to 16. When they became older they start to look for stable jobs with better wages.

UNICEF has defined 3 types of street children

1) Street living children

2) Street working children

3) Children from street families

The number of street children

In the world

150,000,000

8.4% of children

What are they doing? Begging Use drug Transmitted child prostitution and child pornography Street gangs Steel Shoe cleaning

Why children end up in the streets?

Negligence of family Low education Economic reason / poverty Parental divorce Cultural reasons Influence by friends Mental health problems Lose parents Violence Parents give up to keep their own children

The effects of street children on the society

A higher rate of crime. The deaths of street children are rising Turn into thugs. Prison mates. Create an unhealthy person. Increasing robbery.

What should we do for future of them?

Public awareness to help street children should be increased. Volunteers who work in these children may be increased. Give them love and shelter. Share food. Giving them adequate education. If street children did not have parents, we can put them in to an orphanage. Organizations that help these children should be risen.

What are the organizations that are working to care for street children?

UNICEF Southern cross humanitarian Children international network World vision

Do not forget them.They are our friends.They need our help.

THANK YOU!