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This research proved, that even with street children begging at every intersection, rivers of street children sleeping on the pavements at night, and with gangs of street children roaming around the streets, there were less than 800 children living on the streets of greater Cape Town at this time.
Street children are especially vulnerable and become victims of sexual exploitation. [16] Most street children spend their time in overcrowded, unsanitary areas which increases their risk of infection and disease. [12] Many are exposed to hazardous working conditions that increase their likelihood of being attacked, mugged, and sexually harassed.
Children on the streets make up approximately 75% of the street children in the Philippines. They work on the streets but do not live there. They work on the streets but do not live there. They generally have a home to return to after working, and some even continue to attend school while working long hours on the streets.
A street child in New Delhi.. A street child is a child "for whom the street (in the widest sense of the word, including unoccupied dwellings, wasteland, etc.) has become his or her habitual abode and/or source of livelihood; and who is inadequately protected, supervised, or directed by responsible adults".
There have been many studies in multiple countries about "street children"—youth who have run away and are presently homeless—showing that they have a high risk of taking illicit drugs, developing sexually transmitted infections (STIs), unintended pregnancy, depression, suicide attempts, and sexual exploitation. [7]
Nearly 80 years later, descendants of the Railroad Shop Colored Addition say their families were never compensated by the City of Miami.
In Ghana, a large number of street children can be found in Central Accra, the Kwame Nkrumah circle, Kumasi, Tamale, and other major centres. [7] The largest number of street children came from the Northern Region of Ghana forming 28.53% of the children found in the streets of Accra. The smallest number of children found in the streets of Accra ...
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