million children living on the streets in the world (30 million in Africa‚ 30 million in Asia‚ and 60 million in South America). Often victims of all kinds of abuse‚ these children still have rights. Street children are minors who live and survive on the streets .The phenomenon of street children is multifaceted. It is therefore very difficult to single out one or more causes. Street children are the reality world-wide and in Kathmandu valley alone‚ the numbers of street children are estimated
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2012). Weaknesses * The distribution centre was re-located to Christchurch (location versus earthquakes?) (www.stuff.co.nz). Centre was build to earthquake standards but nevertheless a real risky factor. www.stuff.co.nz/the.../Kathmandu-officially-opens-new-Chch-centre * The shift in the weather i.e the winter is slow in coming hence sales for winter clothing may drop. www.climatechange.govt.nz/ (www.climatechange.govt.nz/physical-impacts-and-adaptation/) (Retrieved 19 March
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Street Children "People don’t love us‚" says Tigiste‚ a 12 years old street girl from Addis Ababa. A small example of how these kids suffer everyday‚ as Tigiste‚ there are many kids like her all over the world. One of these countries that has a huge problem in this issue is Egypt. But who is a street kid? how can we classify these children by that name? and what is the number of them? "A street child is defined as any boy or girl for whom the street in the widest sense of the word
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References: UNICEF (1980) divides street children in to different categories: * Children on the street: these children have good family ties and often return home in the evening.
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Who are the Street Children? Street Children are young people who spend a considerable time living and/or working on the streets of the world’s cities. Different countries describe street children in different ways. However‚two general categories have been frequently used to describe them: • Children living and working in the street. • Children working on the streets who maintain regular contact with their families. Reality Situation of Street Children • The working
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Street Children Causes and Effects In the last 100 years ‚ The Number of street children has risen in a scary way .The United Nations lately tried to estimate Their number .The estimated number was terrifying ‚it was 150 million and rising daily .These children are part of the of future of our communities. Their age range is from three to eighteen years old‚ 40% of them are homeless. Imagine a three years old child roaming the streets with no place to go with no home! While the other 60% work on
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Street child is a term for a child experiencing homelessness and who primarily resides in the streets of a city (typically in a developing country). The exact definition of a street child is debatable due to the lack of precise categories. The term has largely been used in reference to children who live entirely in public spaces‚ without adult supervision or care. Street children are often subject to abuse‚ neglect‚ exploitation‚ or‚ in extreme cases‚ murder by "clean-up squads" that have been hired
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STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Street children in my community ❖ What are the factors that influence children to live on the streets? ❖ What are the measures that can be taken to get them into homes/places of safety? RESEARCH QUESTIONS 1. What are the factors that influence children to live on the streets? 2. What are the effects of living on the streets affects these children? 3. What are the
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Street Children HU 323: Cultural‚ Health & Society Issue paper Sunita Sultan Ratoo Dated: May 28‚ 2013 Aga Khan University School Of Nursing and Midwifery Word Count : 1000 Children are the innocent creature of God‚ needs support of their elders. When they don’t get support‚ they spend their lives with fear of physical‚ emotional and sexual abuse. Olusanya (2005) defines street children as: “the generic term used to refer to children who use the street for their daily survival.” Street
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rights. It welcomes submission that explores the changing nature of child rights in developed and developing countries and socio-economic-cultural contexts and by illuminating the complex‚ globally articulated risks and possibilities that affect children today‚ which may include topics such as cultural values‚ ethics‚ conflicts‚ social policy‚ programme design‚ supervision‚ education‚ training etc. IJCRR intends to publish papers on theoretical and empirical issues to promote increased awareness
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