The problem of street children in Namibia corresponds with that
seen in other Third World countries where the economic and socioeconomic
climate favours unemployment and poverty, resulting in
cultural degeneration and desperate antisocial behavioural patterns.
An example of this phenomenon is the growing numbers of street
children who are not an integral part of a family, supportive neighbourhood
or healthy surroundings. A recovery plan based on the
concrete particulars of the everyday realities of these children is
urgently required to reverse the situation. It demands a clear understanding
of the problem within the specific context of Namibia. This
article describes the general characteristics, behavioural patterns and
causes of the phenomenon in order to enable the government to
prevent, manage and provide an efficient service to households in
Namibia so as to defuse and respond to those factors contributing
to children living on the streets.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1000927 |
| Date | 11 April 2005 |
| Creators | Grundling, J, Grundling, I |
| Publisher | SAGE |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Rights | SAGE |
| Relation | Human Relations |
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