Thu, 05 Oct 2017 12:19:15 +0000 By KETRA KALUNGA ZAMBIA is fighting a street war. To remove children from roaming streets and get them back into schools and in their homes. This is a battle because children are being exposed to abuse and drugs on the streets, and it is important that those who can be assisted and rehabilitated are removed from the streets. It is not an easy task because most street kids resist any kind of attempt to removed from roaming streets. According to drop-in centres taking care of children rescued from streets is tough because most run away to rejoin their friends. There is also the issue of some adults renting children as escorts on begging errands. The children are happy to do this because of the commission they get from the blind persons that they assist in begging. It is not every child on the street corner begging that has no […]
Battle to remove street kids …can they be integrated back into communities
