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Md. Sajib ChowdhuryBatch: BIR-20ID: 16411069; Section: A

16First Year, First Semester

Department of International Relations

Faculty of Security &Strategic Studies

Bangladesh University of Professionals

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.

The term street children refers to children for whom the street more than their family has become their real home. It includes children who might not necessarily be homeless or without families, but who live in situations where there is no protection, supervision, or direction from responsible adults. - Human Rights Watch

The epidemic of street children is a global issue• Global urbanization is

attributed to growing numbers of homeless children

• Many children leave their homes in smaller towns to work in larger cities

• Estimations on how many children are living on the street is between 10 million and 100 million globally

• Street children move frequently and are often reluctant of adults so information on the children is limited

• Poverty, violence, lack of family support, and hunger are some of the main reasons children choose to move to the street

• Street children are typically between the ages of 6 and 17 years old and live without adult support

• Africa, Asia and Latin America have the highest number of street children

• Almost all countries have children who are homeless and living in the streets

•In the late 2015, private organization “Social and Economic Enhancement Program” made a report about measurable life of street children of Bangladesh.

•On this report, I came to know, 75% street children cannot go to doctor if they become sick for poverty. 54% of them do not have anyone to look after them. 40% do not take bath every day. 35% grow up in insanitary environment and they do not use latrine. 44% of them smoke and 41% of them do not have bed to sleep at night. 85% of them take drugs and become narcotized.

 

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.

Street Children as Tokai Homeless, parentless children Deprived of Education They do not get the basic needs Victim of Child Labor Being Drug addicted They are involving in crimes Female children are most vulnerable

condition. They are continuously facing sexual exploitation.

1 •Street-Living

2 •Street-Working

3 •Street-Family UNICEF has defined three types of street children

Street Living Children: children who ran away from their families and live alone on the streets.

Street Working Children: children who spend most of their time on the streets, fending for themselves, but returning home on a regular basis.

Children from Street Families: children who live on the streets with their families.

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?

Mental Health problems

Cultural reasons

Family dysfunction( domestic dysfunction/parental divorce)

Sexual abuse (Incest / Muharam)

Verbal abuse

Psychological abuse

Physical abuse(in home and schools)

Negligence of family

Low education

Economic reason / povertyParental divorce

Cultural reasons

Influence by friends

Mental health problems

Lose parents

Violence

Parents give up to keep their

own

The effects of street children on the societyA higher rate of crime.The deaths of street children are risingTurn into thugs.

Prison mates.

Create an unhealthy person.

Increasing robbery.

Lost their time to study and play

Negative Judgement

vulnerable to negativity

(association)neglected

Bleak future

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

The problem is very complicated and day by day is becoming more complicated

Treat them as our own brother or sister or children

Government should take a portion of our national budget for these victim children and volunteer organization should come forward.

Solution of This Problem

ADVICE

ere needs to be awareness of the public to not get used to give some money to street children. Because this condition is what makes street children comfortable to live and make a living on the streets. If people want to contribute or charity can be through shelters, charity or nursing home up bringing.

Suggestions for People:There needs to be awareness of the public to not get used to give some money to street children. Because this condition is what makes street children comfortable to live and make a living on the streets. If people want to contribute or charity can be through shelters, charity or nursing home up bringing.

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

THANK YOU!