STREET KIDS FLEE HUNGER-STRICKEN CHILDREN’S HOME

By SANFROSSA MANYINDASOME street kids including those that were last week relocated to Friends of the Street Children’s Home in Kitwe, male section have abandoned the facility due to hunger and other challenges.Kitwe is one of the towns that have been faced with the challenge of street kids in the country.In June this year, the Ministry of Community Development working together with the council police conducted an operation and relocated the children who later went back to the streets.Last week, the Kitwe City Council conducted an operation and relocated 27 street kids from the central business district as they were becoming a danger to motorists and pedestrians.As of last week, the facility had about 36 children most of whom have escaped and gone back to the streets.A check by the Daily Nation at the facility yesterday, indicated that only 26 children were still around.The check showed that children did not have enough food, clothing, beddings […]