Life on the street means meeting great challenges every day. Children who are homeless have no safe retreat. They are exposed to violence, drugs, arbitrariness and crime. They often do not attend school, medical care is denied. With your help, we are committed to these children: we offer protection and care, provide legal advice, psychosocial help and health care and do educational offers.
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“If children's rights are violated or they have to live on the street, this can be excused by nothing. Together with Terre des Hommes, I campaign for children and young people to get their childhood back. "
Street children - data and facts
For 100 million children, the road is the center of life
- An estimated 33 million homeless children live permanently on the street without their parents worldwide.
- There are around 19 million street children in India alone. Around 10,000 of them each live homeless and without parents in the cities like Mumbai and Delhi.
- Around 500,000 children live on the street in Peru most of the day.
- Around 4,000 children are homeless in Johannesburg and on their own.
- Around 9,000 children, adolescents and young adults spend most of the day on the street in Germany.
Definition of children with the Life Point Straße
Children who live on the street spend most of their time in public space, also to make money. They are homeless or homeless. This means that they either live permanently or partially on the street because they are either accommodated in transitional accommodations or with acquaintances. Many children and adolescents live on the street without their parents or other family members and are completely on their own. They often have no access to healthy nutrition, school, medical care or legal aid.
How we help
Our goal is to support children in strengthening their rights and offering them a positive perspective of life. We are committed to sustainable children through preventive measures and comprehensive care.
Through support and intervention in families affected by violence and poverty, living conditions should be improved before children are forced to flee to the street.
We support with healthy nutrition, clothing and psychological care in order to meet the immediate needs of the street children.
Educational offers and age -appropriate opportunities to generate income help the street children to develop a perspective in the long term.
Your contact person
Doris Wächter
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