The Pros And Cons Of Street Children

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Street children are those children which road symbolizes home for them. It is estimated that around 120 million children are living on the streets around the world (30 million in Africa) according to (Huanism,2011). This indicates that a considerable number of kids are going to lose their future because of being homeless. Street children are infants who live and survive on the public roads of cities and towns. They face a great obstacle by a number of ways, as they are living in a threatening atmosphere, by encountering some people who abuse girls, injecting drugs. Moreover, they are not only deprived from supervision and protection, but even to have salubrious facilities which will obviously result in a number of diseases such as typhoid. …show more content…

This can be done by constructing buildings, for instance, schools which are going to decrease the percentage of illiteracy and this is the best solution. There is only one limitation for the solution which is the financial source, as if it was not huge amount there can be projects which will end, but it can be overcome by the satisfactory and trustworthy reputation and this can make people to trust the organization and donate more money. There are numerous pros for this solution that otherwise its cons. Education is one of the very powerful weapons that if used wisely is going to have a great influence not only for the educated person but even for the society. Firstly, education gives happiness as the child will be expecting a fruitful future because they are going to be self-dependent due to fixed salary which will raise the standard of living. According to an article called “Why is education important in life” they mentioned that because it gives the skills and tools for any person so they can explore the world, as without education it is difficult to communicate, read or even write. Furthermore, it will make the child more aware of the diseases which they may encounter due to bad nutrition or if they touch the blood of others or undergo sex with multiples, according to an article called “We …show more content…

As it has been mentioned above that they are the result of the government and the society who did not pull them from hell. Most of the people treat them without any mercy as they believe that they are not human beings as they think that not only their shirts become grimy but even their souls and their thinking. Unfortunately, there are a number of negative influences which is going to affect their psychology and health. However, there are some possible solutions for the problem. Firstly, to create job programs for them, but this solution is not much effective due to many reasons as they are not going to spend their time as normal child. In addition, they may give them low salaries and they may be ill-treated by exposing them to horrible conditions. The second solution is to apply firm laws by the government against criminals who abuse those kids, but still, even this solution is not successful as the government will not be precise about the exact number of the abusers. Moreover, the government may be negatively influenced by the problem as they may not do their duty against national security which many much more vital for others. The best solution to the issue is to create education and health programs as it would make them happier this is because they are going to feel that they are going to have a delight future

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