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| 30,000 street-working kids in Iran: Official |
| 2008-06-01 |
| Now, there is about 30,000 children living or working on the streets of the country -- out of an estimated total population of 70 million, social deputy of state Welfare Organization said here on Saturday. If the necessary budget is funded, several programs for rehabilitating street-working kids will be implemented in 20 parts of the country, seyed Mohammadi said. The programs including some strategies and tools needed to give street kids around the country the skills and opportunities to make a better life for themselves, would be developed and disseminated by some NGOs. Children making their home on the street, is not a new or modern phenomenon, they may be found on every continent in a large majority of the world's cities. Estimates vary but one often-cited figure is that the number of children living independently in the streets totals between 100 million and 150 million worldwide. Although there are variations from country to country, 70% or more of street children are boys. Children may end up on the streets for several basic reasons: They may have no choice -- they are abandoned, orphaned, or thrown out of their homes. Secondly, they may choose to live in the streets because of mistreatment or neglect or because their homes do not or cannot provide them with basic necessities. Many children also work in the streets because their earnings are needed by their families. |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #1 Well, it is better than sending them into minefields with plastic keys around their necks. Or is it? Looks "not dangerous" to me Obama. |
| Posted by: newc 2008-06-01 22:14 |