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Street children in Harare

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 December 2011

M. F. C. Bourdillon
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Extract

After giving some general information about children working on the streets of Harare, the article discusses the way children live on the streets when the streets become their home. It gives some reasons for their being on the streets, describes how they organise themselves and how they earn a living, and comments on their values. The article goes on to point out that there are a variety of perspectives on where the problem of street children lies, and to outline possible lines of intervention.

Résumé

Après avoir donné des informations générales sur les enfants travaillant dans les rues de Harare, cet article discute de la maniere dont les enfants vivent dans les rues lorsque les rues deviennent leur foyer. L'article propose des raisons pour expliquer pourquoi ils sont dans les rues, décrit comment ils s'organisent par eux-mêmes et comment ils gagnent leur vie, et commente sur leurs valeurs. Cet article fait ensuite remarquer qu'il-y-a une variété de perspectives sur les causes du problème des enfants de la rue, et expose des plans d'interventions possibles.

Type
Living off the street
Information
Africa , Volume 64 , Issue 4 , October 1994 , pp. 516 - 532
Copyright
Copyright © International African Institute 1994

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