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Street children. Gavroche, a fictional character in the historical novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, is inspired by the street children who existed in France in the 19th century. Street children are poor or homeless children who live on the streets of a city, town, or village. Homeless youth are often called street kids, or urchins; the ...
Street children in Ghana. The total population of children in Ghana under the age of 15 is 38.01%. [1] The youth constitute the most important human resource potential that can contribute significantly to the overall development of a nation. The idea of children on the streets violates the children's act which states that under no circumstance ...
The Kimbilio project, set up in 2009, is based in Lubumbashi, D.R.Congo. Kimbilio runs a day centre and four homes for street children in Lubumbashi and seeks to reunite children with their families. [11] In 2021, Kimbilio opened a primary school for former street children and children whose families are on zero or low income. [12]
Children on the streets make up approximately 75% of the street children in the Philippines. They work on the streets but do not live there. They generally have a home to return to after working, and some even continue to attend school while working long hours on the streets. Children of the street make their homes on the street.
Jitegemee. Jitegemee is a Kenyan NGO created for the purpose of aiding street children in Machakos, Kenya. Jitegemee was founded in 2003 by Farah Stockman and Alex Mutiso, and has been supported since by grants and contributions. It is overseen by a U.S. NGO, Jitegemee USA. Jitegemee means "sustain yourself" in Swahili and the program focuses ...
In Latin America, street children are commonplace, everyday presences. They are street vendors, street workers, and street entertainers, as well as beggars and thieves. [ 6] Although street children may occasionally prostitute themselves, child prostitutes and victims of human trafficking are not generally considered street children.
Alfajiri Street Kids Art (Alfajiri) is a charitable organization that is based in Nairobi City, and it is dedicated to supporting and rehabilitating street children in the Republic of Kenya. Alfajiri was founded by an Australian artist called Lenore Ann Boyd, [1] a daughter to Guy Martin à Beckett Boyd and a member of the Boyd family.
Street Kids International (or Street Kids) was a Canadian-based non-governmental organization founded in 1988 by Peter Dalglish (who was later convicted and imprisoned for sexually assaulting children) [1] and Frank O'Dea. [2] [3] The organization focused on three main programmes for street children: street health, street work and street rights.