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Street Children

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 street child works from 6 to 16 hours, often in a combination of “occupations”.
• Street children usually come from large families, with six to ten children per family.
• Street children are generally malnourished and anemic, many of them physically stunted.
• Street children suffer psychologically from undue family pressures, abuses and neglect at home. Very often, they develop low self-esteem.
• Street children are prone to street fights and bullying from bigger......


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