A street girl waits for food at a church in Kigali, Rwanda. The church provides meals and shelter for children, enrolls them into school or vocational training, reunites them with their parents and supports their families so the children do not return to the streets. |
Forum Part 1 of 2
writer: need magazine staff
photographer: paul corbit brown
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Thousands of children wake before the sun rises over Kigali, Rwanda. Each day they walk the streets in search of food, work and shelter — they have no choice, it is their way of life. With no family caring for them and no home, these are street children.
UNICEF estimates that there are 150 million street children worldwide. Some have been orphaned or separated from their parents during conflict, others have escaped abuse and many street children have been born into such severe poverty that their families simply cannot care for them. Now they live and work on the streets.
There is no simple answer for the staggering number of children living on the streets. NEED magazine staff asks the question, “What can we do?” |
Like shadows street boys wander through the market after dark in search of a safe place to sleep. |
Collectively we have the opportunity to change the future for street children.
One day they will cease to be defined by where they lay their heads. NEED magazine is hosting a forum for our readers to start a discussion about street children. Connect with others to make a difference.
Let your voice be heard.
>> needmagazine.com/forum
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