Street Children
Street children are poor or homeless children who live on the streets of a city, town, or village. Homeless youth are often called street kids or street child; the definition of street children is contested, but many practitioners and policymakers use UNICEF's concept of boys and girls, aged under 18 years, for whom "the street" (including unoccupied dwellings and wasteland) has become home and/or their source of livelihood, and who are inadequately protected or supervised. Street girls are sometimes called gamines, a term that is also used for Colombian street children of either sex.Some street children, notably in more developed …
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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 May 2020 English
On March 25, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a nationwide lockdown to stem the spread of Covid-19. Two days later, on March 27, volunteers associated with the Right to …
children without adult caregivers, such as street children, voluntary spaces in public colleges, army …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 15 April 2020 English
On March 25, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a nationwide lockdown to stem the spread of Covid-19. Two days later, on March 27, volunteers associated with the Right to …
children without adult caregivers, such as street children, voluntary spaces in public colleges, army …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 9 October 2018 English
Child sexual abuse in India: A systematic review examines qualitative and quantitative data on child sexual abuse in India. It was published on October 9, 2018, by PLOS ONE – …
Not stated 192 females 362 males and (554 Street children) Cluster sampling 11–15 “used for sexual stimulation … adolescent or adult; vulnerable populations, e.g.- street children, children with mental health difficulties etc … S, Joharapurkar SR. Substance abuse among street children in Mumbai. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies … and sexually transmitted infection among street children in Kolkata, India. Substance use & misuse. …
LC: Library of Congress · 2018 English
Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-106). Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (IIMB www site, viewed August 13, 2021).
the worst among any socio-economic group. Street children, children in urban slums, children of migrant …
LC: Library of Congress · 2017 English
Includes bibliographical references (pages 67-72). Also available online in PDF format from Housing and Land Rights Network website.
specific measures to address the housing needs of street children, migrants, persons with disabilities, Scheduled …
LC: Library of Congress · 2016 English
"Joint stakeholder's report." Includes bibliographical references (pages 27-34). Also available online in PDF format from Habitat International Coalition, Housing and Land Rights Network website. Acquired for participating libraries only.
‘slums’ across India.126 Homeless children, street children, displaced children, and those living in low-income … India, reportedly, has the highest number of street children in the world but no policy for them. 62. While … forms of violence, including sexual assault. Street children witness the worst forms of marginalization … national data or comprehensive policy on street children in India. 19 Housing and Land Rights Network …
LC: Library of Congress · 2016 English
Includes bibliographical references (pages 55-63). Also available online in PDF format from Habitat International Coalition, Housing and Land Rights Network website.
feature among homeless women.16 The rights of street children to security, adequate housing, education, development … poverty-stricken, and often abused, most street children are unable to attend school. India does not … not have accurate data on the number of street children; neither does it have a policy to address their …
LC: Library of Congress · 2016 English
Includes bibliographical references. Also available online in PDF format from Forum for Women, Law and Development website.
government approved child care center. The street children and the children who have grown up working … This does not however address the cases of street children and children working as domestic help. D. Gaps …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 29 March 2015 English
This report was compiled by Dinanath Waghmare, founder member of Sangharsh Wahini, an activist collective working for the rights of nomadic and denotified tribes. It was published by Human Rights …
most disadvantaged such as child labourers, street children, migrant children, nomadic children, children …
DW: Deutsche Welle · 8 July 2014 Spanish
Some 19 million children in India live on the street. Some help to feed their families and others have fled their homes. In the Balaknama newspaper, the boys write about …
