Street children in Bangladesh

Street children do not go to school; instead they sell things on the streets or do other jobs as their parents earn less money or do not work. It is estimated that there are more than 600,000 street children living in Bangladesh, 75% of them live in the nation's capital, Dhaka. In a country ranked 138th on the Human Development Index and where 50% of the population is living below the poverty line, these children represent the absolute lowest level in the social hierarchy, in the world's most densely populated nation. Nowadays the population in this country increased, and the number of street children has also increased to an estimated 4 million.[2][3]

Homeless children left unattended

[This section 'causes' doesn't actually indicate the causes that result in the fact of children ending up in the street in the first place. It is purely dishonest to list nonsense that doesn't actually indicate the cause. The causes, however, are not hard to identify, but would be good to have studies and accurate information cited. The causes are lack of contraception, extreme poverty and how poverty transforms people and the child's meaning in parents' lives. Still greater cause of 'street children' is government neglect, dysfunction, and corruption. Finally, to whoever has the knowledge, training and possibility to edit and expand the information on this important issue, please notice how dehumanizing it is to uncritically define/explain the concept of 'street children' as though they appeared just like that, like 'street dogs' and 'street cats', and weren't even of society. Calling any being, even dogs, of the street is objectifying and de-animating and dehumanizing. The children aren't 'street children' or 'of the street', they are of Bangladeshi society and government. They are their shame.]

The street children have no particular living or sleeping place. [what about origins, do they have any? how did they end up in the street? hypocrites, whoever wrote this, pretending the government isn't to blame for their fate.] They can sometimes be seen selling flowers on the street.[4]

Many of the street children in Bangladesh die young as they are not properly cared for. 110,000 children die of water-borne diseases annually each year.[5] They are incapable of buying healthy foods. They sometimes eat foods which are not hygienic. Sometimes they will starve looking for food.

Street children often have to work. Some do so within the lower echelons of organized crime groups. Organized crime is prevalent in Dhaka. The bosses are called mastaans, and their groups operate in slums across the country and particularly in the capital. Criminologist, strategist and international consultant Sally Atkinson-Sheppard conducted an in-depth study about the involvement of street children in organized crime.[6]

Street Children often do not have the means to earn money as they are not educated. Government organizations sometimes help them. Most often it is a non-government organization such as The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) that helps them. There are also some small non-government organizations such as Bangladesh Street Child Foundation, Street Children Activist Network, Dhaka Ahsania Mission, Children's Heaven, JAAGO Foundation, Bangladesh Street Child Organisation, Mojar School, Obhizatrik Foundation, SOMBHABONA, etc. in Bangladesh.[7][8] Some organizations also requests other people to donate for the street children.[9][10]

INCIDIN Bangladesh has been working for the development of street children, especially those groups who are abused and exploited sexually. Along with the regular activities, the organization is happy to celebrate the International Street Children Day 2012 with the support of SCI. The International Day for Street Children was launched in 2011 by the Consortium for Street Children (CSC), the leading international network dedicated to realizing the rights of street children worldwide. The day is celebrated by street children, NGOs, policy makers, celebrities, corporate and individuals across the globe.[11]

The street children in Bangladesh are unable to go to school and as a result, they do not get proper education. It is very important for them to study as they will find themselves spending the rest of their lives miserably. The non-government organizations help them to be educated.[12][13]

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