In 1999 it was reported that there were over 50,000 street children in nairobi, and the government estimated that their numbers grew at 10 % per year. Pdf empowering street children in kenya sanne lemann. Currently kenya has an average of 250,000 to 300,000 children living in the streets with many big towns and cities being affected with meru alone harboring over 1500 street children in. City mcas ask executive to end street children menace. Ms wairuko said they have taken steps to end the street families menace. Although street children are reportedly a widespread phenomenon in most african countries, reliable statistics in this regard are lacking schurdink, 1993.
The survey is the most up to date national assessment of householdscovering 1,306 females and 1,622 males aged between to 24 years. The affable family is trying to solve this problem by raising funds to build an institution. There are many definitions for street children, but the definition introduced by interngo programme cited in unchs, 2000, p. The government had started an initiative in 2003 to rehabilitate street children under which 6,000 former street children had been rehabilitated and enrolled in different primary schools countrywide and 800 children had acquired vocational skills in various national youth service units countrywide. Street children struggle for survival in kenya daily nation. This is much so considering that over half of the population of kenya is constituted by children some of who live in different situations of. Pdf family based factors leading to street children. The effectiveness of street children interventions in.
However, the first real concern with this phenomenon dates back to the 1982 national workshop on child labour in kenya, sponsored by the world health organization. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The causes and effects on street children young people essay. Academic evidence from various studies done on street children in kenya has consistently implied a dialectic connection between the family system and street children phenomenon in kenya. A survey research design was adopted for the study. The affable family is trying to solve this problem by raising funds to. The aids epidemic has also caused a surge in the number of street children as a result. The 2017 state of the worlds children report contains the latest update to the comprehensive statistics provided by unicef on child wellbeing download statistical tables excel download statistical tables pdf over 30 years have passed since the state of the worlds children began to publish tables of standardized global and national statistics aimed at providing a detailed.
This study set out to investigate the educational levels of nairobi. Sep 28, 2010 in kenya street children were first identified in the early 60s and their number has increased ever since. Street children sleep on a footbridge at muthurwa market, nairobi, on july 18, 2018. Street families rehabilitation trust fund sfrtf social. The reason for high record of poor educational background of the street children was that they often got used to the street life in their early years of life. Kenya has an estimated 250,000 to 300,000 streetinvolved children and youth and worldwide it is estimated tens of millions of children are involved in street life unicef, 2006. Many of these children are sent by their parents to work or beg on the streets. Education access and retention for street children. Evidence from nigeria ngboawaji daniel nte, paul eke and s. A total of 33 street children and 20 in rehabilitation centres were sampled and studied. An international charity suggests the number of street children could be as high as between 250,000 and 300,000 throughout kenya, including 60,000 in nairobi alone. Street children in kenya download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Oct 06, 2017 an estimate by the consortium of street children csc puts the number of street children in kenya at between 250,000 and 300,000, with 60,000 in nairobi alone. The 2010 kenya violence against children study vacs is the first national survey of violence against both female and male children in kenya.
The street families live, eat and drink the streets. Ruralurban migration broke up extended families which had. Kenya, like some other nations in africa and around the. Another issue with the research on street children in kenya is the under representation of street girls. Risk factors and prevalence of substance use among street. The average age at which children first become involved in street life in ethiopia is 10. The consortium works in accordance with and within the auspices of the constitution of kenya and the children s act of kenya. Despite economic growth and declining poverty in kenyas capital nairobi, extreme poverty is still prevalent in the west of the country.
Street children and the challenges of national security. Enos hudson nthia njeru as kinship relationships and support networks across family lines weaken with modernization, economic stressors take a great toll on children. Children and youth aged 1019 classified as either children on the street or children of the street were recruited through street outreach to participate in a crosssectional survey from may to july, 2011, at mtrh in eldoret, kenya. In 2009, with the goal of improving that system, the government conducted a mapping exercise to 1suggested bibliographic reference. One would argue that the origin of this study could be traced to the rise of the phenomenon of street children in kenyan urban centres. The effectiveness of street children interventions in eldoret. Street children constitute a marginalized population in most urban centres of the world. The effects of sociopolitical factors on street children. Conducting public education on street families issues. There are several differing statistics about the number of street children in nairobi, kenya.
The effects of sociopolitical factors on street children in. Factors that influence growth of street children population. Chance for childhood has been working in kenya since 2002 to support street children and street children with disabilities. Jul 06, 2015 another issue with the research on street children in kenya is the under representation of street girls. In regard to the educational background of children, no variation across continents specially in africa and asia was noted. Apr 14, 2016 an international charity suggests the number of street children could be as high as between 250,000 and 300,000 throughout kenya, including 60,000 in nairobi alone.
The number of street children could be as high as between 250,000 and 300,000 throughout kenya, including 60,000 in nairobi alone according to consortium of street children of kenya. They have no one to save them from these jaws of poverty and hopelessness. Health problems of street children in eldoret kenya article pdf available in east african medical journal 7812. The street children of nairobi kenya children of hope. The consortium works closely with numerous governmental partners at the county, municipal, and national levels to meet the needs of these vulnerable children in kisumu. Dec 11, 2012 the second section will discuss how street childrens characteristics are different from those of the urban poor in general. Sociopolitical factors, street children, eldoret, kenya. In kenya street children were first identified in the early 60s and their number has increased ever since.
The framework for the national child protection system for kenya november 2011 iii foreword c hild protection is a multisectoral and multidisciplinary affair that requires involvement of everyone. Although street children are never a uniform group, research findings on african street children seem to indicate that their ages range from 2 to 18 and although they are mostly boys, street children are from both genders. Unicef works with caritas and with other nongovernmental organizations in egypt to address street children. Government of kenya, unicef and global affairs canada 2015. This publication is based on more than ten years of practical experience of the first author in dealing with street children in cities of eastern and southern africa, during which she has pioneered a holistic rehabilitation approach for street children and gangs which has. Who cares about the plight of street families in kenya. Streetinvolved children and youth were eligible to participate if they were between the ages of 10 and 19 and.
Interpretation part ii safeguards for the rights and welfare of the child 3. Problems and solutions when dealing with street children. Street children children living on the street there are estimated to be around 120 million children living on the streets in the world 30 million in africa, 30 million in asia, and 60 million in south america. Academic evidence from various studies done on street children in kenya has consistently implied a dialectic connection between the family system and street children phenomenon in. The project will rescue and rehabilitate children from the streets of mombasa and thika and empower the poor community in the immediate neighborhood to increase their incomes and provide for their families health and wellbeing. Rapid and unsustainable urbanization in the postcolonial period, which led to entrenched urban poverty in cities such as nairobi, kisumu, and mombasa is an underlying cause of child homelessness. Igbanibo abstract in this work, modest but valid efforts were made to objectively evaluate the endemic problem of street children. In 1975, there were 115 street children in kenya with an increment of 1,700 in 1990 and 150,000 in 1997. The consortium works in accordance with and within the auspices of the constitution of kenya and the childrens act of kenya. Currently kenya has an average of 250,000 to 300,000 children living in the streets with many big towns and cities being affected with meru alone harboring over 1500 street children in total. Taking child protection to the next level in kenya. A study commissioned by the consortium of street children csc brings some staggering numbers. Often victims of all kinds of abuse, these children still have rights what is a street child. Igbanibo abstract in this work, modest but valid efforts were made to objectively evaluate the endemic problem of street children in the third world, africa and nigeria in particular.
These children spend either a portion or majority of their time on the street engaging in activities to generate income that often involve child abuse and exploitation bal, mitra, mallick. Some 350 000 children are estimated to ply the streets daily, 30 000 of which can be found in nairobi alone. Mobilizing resources and fundraising as well as receiving donations and funding street families rehabilitation programmesmanaging donations for the rehabilitation of street families through a trust fund. Pdf health problems of street children in eldoret kenya. Click download or read online button to get street children in kenya book now. These studies were compiled mainly from three continents.
The kenya vacs was designed to yield lifetime and current. The state of the worlds children 2017 statistical tables. The government had started an initiative in 2003 to rehabilitate street children under which 6,000 former street children had been rehabilitated and enrolled in different primary schools countrywide and 800 children had acquired vocational skills in. This project has provided additional documentation in a pdf file projdoc. The major part of the study includes a field survey of street children and assessment of the policies, programmes and laws affecting street children. To change global development of the problems with street children, the problem must first be highlighted. Research on street children in kenya university of nairobi. Studies show that the numbers maybe much higher now after the increasing poverty rates. The study was conducted in nairobi county targeting 320 street children living in the streets and those found in rehabilitation centres. Livelihood of street children and the role of social. Characteristics of street children einternational relations. This study of the phenomenon of street children in kenya gives a general historical background to the problem, followed by a brief survey of the scant literature available.
Around 1 million children are believed to be on the streets of egypt, most in cairo and alexandria nigeria over 95% of the children on the streets of akwa ibom state, have been. The effectiveness of street children interventions in eldoret, kenya carren morangi onwonga department of children services, nairobi, kenya, p. Department of children services, nairobi, kenya, p. An estimate by the consortium of street children csc puts the number of street children in kenya at between 250,000 and 300,000, with 60,000 in nairobi alone. Dec 28, 2019 the street families live, eat and drink the streets. Street families rehabilitation trust fund sfrtf mandatecoordinating rehabilitation activities for street families.
In africa among 25755 children in the sample size studied, 23. Google scholar crossref ocobock, paul forthcoming nairobis youth. This begs the question, who cares about the plight of street families in kenya. Street children, ngos and childrens rights in addis ababa, africa 71 4. There are an estimated 250,000 street children in kenya. The second section will discuss how street childrens characteristics are different from those of the urban poor in general. Introduction the problem of street children has been an existing and growing phenomenon in many countries of the world and in particular, kenya and is expected to grow given the rapid. Part of the reason for lower coverage of street girls may be because of the occupations taken my each gender. Rehabilitation of street children in kenya globalgiving. Kenyan children of hope reports that 25 percent of street children in nairobi district are girls. With regard to namibia, tacon 1991 did however report the number of street children to be as high as 2 300, with 700800 of these children in windhoek alone. Knowledge, attitudes, and substance use practices among. In the third largest city, kisumu, over half the population live in poverty and 60%. The children bill, 2017 the children bill, 2017 arrangement of clauses clause part i preliminary 1.
616 701 1100 788 1057 551 1451 588 346 1189 1052 1449 611 37 401 1416 565 111 1043 342 926 1417 1117 780 1392 402 65 728 1474 280 686 988 745 131 608 789 101 788 655 646 1127 1244 1161 1224