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Large migration of street children across borders into South Africa originally come from other bordering countries such as Zimbabwe, this migration occurrence is an increasing situation facing homeless children. [21] A high percentage also come from urban townships compared to the higher rate of adults coming from rural areas.
The number of homeless children in the US grew from 1.2 million in 2007 to 1.6 million in 2010. The United States defines homelessness per the McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act. [67] The number of homeless children reached record highs in 2011, [64] 2012, [65] and 2013 [66] at about three times their number in 1983. [65]
Homelessness is caused by natural disasters, lack of adequate housing and domestic issues. Housing is a significant issue in Algeria, in the 2000s, the country had a deficit of some 125,000 units. [1] Researchers found that some 250,000 Algerians became homeless as a result of the 2003 Boumerdès earthquake. [2]
By the time Aaliyah Ibarra started second grade, her family had moved five times in four years in search of stable housing. As she was about to start a new school, her mother, Bridget Ibarra, saw ...
The designation of street arabs was given back then to homeless children. Riis took several pictures of these children, during the journalistic and photographic work that led to the publication of his landmark book How the Other Half Lives (1890), where they were published with the title of Street Arabs in Sleeping Quarters. [1]
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Most street children in Ghana are found in the major cities like Kumasi, Accra, and Tamale with only Accra housing more than 50,000 street children. [12] These are partly because of rural urban migration. Many children move from rural areas to the major cities like Kumasi and Accra in search of greener pastures.
In 2018, more than 2,100 people live on the streets of Vancouver, Canada — a record number for the city. Over the past three years, homelessness in the Greater Vancouver area has also increased ...