[PDF] Street Child eBook

Author : Dr. Shabana Haydar
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 16,97 MB
Release : 2017-06-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 1365904830

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Street Children are the casualties of economic growth, war, poverty, loss of traditional values, domestic violence, physical and mental abuse. Every Street Child has a reason for being on the streets. While some children are lured by the promise of excitement and freedom, majority are pushed onto the street by desperation and realization that they have nowhere else to go. In many countries Street Children are named after their main survival activities. What is obvious is that Street Children are poverty stricken and their needs and problems are a result of wanting to meet basic needs for survival. They go through the struggle of providing themselves with basic things such as food, shelter, heath and clothing. Providing targeted interventions that meet the needs of Street Children requires an understanding of who they are, what they need, what they do and how they can be identified. (Shukla P.C., Street Children and the asphalt life. 2005)

Author : Lewis Aptekar
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 18,51 MB
Release : 2013-11-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9400773560

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This book deals with street children who live in the developing world, and homeless youth who are from the developed world. They are referred to as children in street situations (CSS) to show that the problem is both in the children and in the situation they face. The book examines several aspects of the children and their street situations, including the families of origin and the homes they leave, the children’s social life, and mental health. Other aspects are the problems of published demographics, the construction of public opinion about these children and the, often violent, reactions from authorities. The book then discusses current research on children in street situations, as well as programs and policies. The book ends with recommendations about programs, policies and research.

Author : G.K. Lieten
Publisher : Springer
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 20,42 MB
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 331911722X

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This brief studies the phenomenon of street children in two cities in Peru. It looks at some of the conceptual issues and, after analysing why children are in the street and what behaviour and which aspirations they exhibit, deals with the policy issues and lessons to be learned. This brief investigates when and why the transition from children on the street (street-working children) to children of the street (street living children) takes place and elucidates how they survive. It explains the fluidity and the risks involved in any type of child street life.

Author : Philip L. Kilbride
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 23,58 MB
Release : 2000-03-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 031303415X

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As kinship relationships and support networks across family lines weaken with modernization, economic stressors take a great toll on children. Kenya, like some other nations in Africa and around the globe, has witnessed a rapid rise in street children. The street children in Nairobi come from single parent families which are mostly headed by women. Another group are AIDS orphans. This study documents how street children in Nairobi follow survival strategies including (for boys) collecting garbage, and (for girls), prostitution. Gender is emphasized throughout the book. Although impoverished families are the most likely to produce street children, not all poor families have their children on the streets. The problem of street children is a complex one that calls for a comprehensive and coordinated policy and program for intervention at all levels and in all sectors of society. Alleviating poverty and rebuilding the family institution should be among the first steps in addressing the problem.

Author : Walters Mudoh Sanji
Publisher : Springer
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 28,35 MB
Release : 2018-09-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9811320748

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This book contributes to a better understanding of street children and youth within Sub-Saharan Africa. It investigates the psychological conditions of these children and determines how to reintegrate them into mainstream socio-economic activities. The book proposes cures and preventive measures. It also highlights the inextricable link which exists between street children and youth problem, and economic underdevelopment within Sub-Saharan Africa. With a careful examination of the main reasons of poverty and weak institutions within the region, the book offers suggestions on how to prevent street children and youth problem by alleviating poverty through a vibrant industrial sector and economic development. This book also provides recommendations on how to cure the problem by creating social enterprises which can offer opportunities to the youth and their parents. It achieves this by first comparing children and youth on the street (those who have homes to return to at night), with children and youth of the street (those who both work and live on the street). It then looks at a project designed to boost the resilience of street children. By looking at the differences between children on the street and children of the street, the book highlights the importance of having a home, and of the great value of cooperation between churches, non-government organizations and the state, in working to make the lives of these young people better. This book is a useful resource for students, academics and researchers in the fields of psychology, social work, sociology, and international development.

Author : P. C Shukla (ed)
Publisher : Gyan Publishing House
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 48,52 MB
Release : 2005
Category : AIDS (Disease) in children
ISBN : 9788182053076

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The present work in three volumes provides a comprehensive analysis of the problems of street children. These volumes discuss their problems and solutions. Street children have become a social menace and given birth to many crimes. It is a useful reform tool and will help sociologists, researchers, policy makers, child welfare agencies and all who are working for the empowerment of street children. Vol. 1 : Selection and Enumeration of Street Children, Vol. 2 : Delinquent Street Children, Vol. 3 : Street Children and Future Direction.