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STREET
CHILDREN
IN INDIA
WAN SARAH WAN RUSLI
TOPIC: STREET CHILDREN
DISCOVERY SEMINAR ON RURAL LIFE (UE141SEM - B1)
INSTRUCTOR: PROFESSOR SURAJIT SEN (PROFESSOR OF
PHYSICS, SUNY BUFFALO)
DEFINITION:
A street child is any boy or girl who has not reached adulthood, and for whom the street and unoccupied dwellings have become his/her home and/or source of livelihood. These children are neither protected, directed, nor supervised by adults.
+ India is the ninth largest economy in the world.
+ India has the largest population of street children –more than 11 million estimated by UNICEF.
+ Big cities like Mumbai,Calcutta and Delhi each have around
100,000.
http://www.streetchildren.org.uk/_uploads/resources/Street_Childr en_Stats_FINAL.pdf THE CATEGORIES OF HOMELESS
CHILDREN:
+ Children on the street – Children who visit their families regularly and return to sleep at home, but spend most days and some nights on the street because of poverty, overcrowding, and/or sexual or physical abuse at home.
+ Children of the street – Children who have no home but the streets, and no family support.They move from place to place, living in shelters and abandoned buildings.
+ Children of a street family – A family that lives on the street.
Children live with their families on sidewalks or city squares. Children in this case often work on the streets with other members of their families.
They may be displaced due to poverty, wars, or natural disasters.
These families often live a nomadic life, carrying their possessions with them. http://www.yapi.org/cmstreetchildren.pdf
AGE OF CHILDREN:
The average age of children are:
+ 33% 6-10 years old
+ 40% 11-15 years old
+ 27% 16 years +
16 and above 27%
6 to 10
33%
11 to 15
40%
http://www.skcv.com/street%20children%20in%20india.htm
STATISTICS..
According to A Heart for India Foundation:
+ 59 million children have no access to school
+ One out of two children
CHILDREN
IN INDIA
WAN SARAH WAN RUSLI
TOPIC: STREET CHILDREN
DISCOVERY SEMINAR ON RURAL LIFE (UE141SEM - B1)
INSTRUCTOR: PROFESSOR SURAJIT SEN (PROFESSOR OF
PHYSICS, SUNY BUFFALO)
DEFINITION:
A street child is any boy or girl who has not reached adulthood, and for whom the street and unoccupied dwellings have become his/her home and/or source of livelihood. These children are neither protected, directed, nor supervised by adults.
+ India is the ninth largest economy in the world.
+ India has the largest population of street children –more than 11 million estimated by UNICEF.
+ Big cities like Mumbai,Calcutta and Delhi each have around
100,000.
http://www.streetchildren.org.uk/_uploads/resources/Street_Childr en_Stats_FINAL.pdf THE CATEGORIES OF HOMELESS
CHILDREN:
+ Children on the street – Children who visit their families regularly and return to sleep at home, but spend most days and some nights on the street because of poverty, overcrowding, and/or sexual or physical abuse at home.
+ Children of the street – Children who have no home but the streets, and no family support.They move from place to place, living in shelters and abandoned buildings.
+ Children of a street family – A family that lives on the street.
Children live with their families on sidewalks or city squares. Children in this case often work on the streets with other members of their families.
They may be displaced due to poverty, wars, or natural disasters.
These families often live a nomadic life, carrying their possessions with them. http://www.yapi.org/cmstreetchildren.pdf
AGE OF CHILDREN:
The average age of children are:
+ 33% 6-10 years old
+ 40% 11-15 years old
+ 27% 16 years +
16 and above 27%
6 to 10
33%
11 to 15
40%
http://www.skcv.com/street%20children%20in%20india.htm
STATISTICS..
According to A Heart for India Foundation:
+ 59 million children have no access to school
+ One out of two children
References: ① http://heartsforindia.weebly.com/facts-on-children-inindia.htm ② http://www.skcv.com/street%20children%20in%20india.ht m ③ http://www.i-indiaonline.com/sc_crisis_theproblem.htm ④ http://www.aif.org/who-we-are.html ⑤ http://nspcf.org/