1.1.3 LIFE-ON THE STREET
In the past recent years have indicated an alarming increasing in the number of street youths around the world especially in poor and developing countries such as is evident in Thailand, India, Braziland and here in south Africa (Tudoric-Ghemo,2005). It is believed that in order to reduce the number of street youths around the world, issues relating to the political and socio-economic status of a country needs to be addressed. This has been underscored by Maphatane (1994) who contextualized the phenomenon of street children within a cause-and-effect relationship. He asserts that if a community is vulnerable to unemployment, lack of social and welfare resources and education, there tends to be a lack of neighborliness, friendliness, caring, reciprocity and support towards one another. If this is combined by a community who has a low socio-economic status, then the likelihood of youths moving towards life on the street for their own survival is increased (Maphatane, 1994).
Panicker (1993) has pointed out that many of the youths in South Africa are basically rootless, mostly because they exist without resources, for example homes, education and guidance, or care and affection. They are often …show more content…
Street children are the causalities of unemployment, poverty, HIV/Aids, loss of traditional values, domestic violence and physical and psychological abuses by family members. They occasionally have no choice to run away from their homes and become street children. Many street children gather money by begging, selling flowers, washing cars, shoe-shining, working in small hotels, selling water and newspapers or other items or via prostitution, receiving only a small cut from the money that gets collected. The metro polices, also contribute on the victimisation of street children by beating them and removing these young souls on the
In the past recent years have indicated an alarming increasing in the number of street youths around the world especially in poor and developing countries such as is evident in Thailand, India, Braziland and here in south Africa (Tudoric-Ghemo,2005). It is believed that in order to reduce the number of street youths around the world, issues relating to the political and socio-economic status of a country needs to be addressed. This has been underscored by Maphatane (1994) who contextualized the phenomenon of street children within a cause-and-effect relationship. He asserts that if a community is vulnerable to unemployment, lack of social and welfare resources and education, there tends to be a lack of neighborliness, friendliness, caring, reciprocity and support towards one another. If this is combined by a community who has a low socio-economic status, then the likelihood of youths moving towards life on the street for their own survival is increased (Maphatane, 1994).
Panicker (1993) has pointed out that many of the youths in South Africa are basically rootless, mostly because they exist without resources, for example homes, education and guidance, or care and affection. They are often …show more content…
Street children are the causalities of unemployment, poverty, HIV/Aids, loss of traditional values, domestic violence and physical and psychological abuses by family members. They occasionally have no choice to run away from their homes and become street children. Many street children gather money by begging, selling flowers, washing cars, shoe-shining, working in small hotels, selling water and newspapers or other items or via prostitution, receiving only a small cut from the money that gets collected. The metro polices, also contribute on the victimisation of street children by beating them and removing these young souls on the