No. 00305 

Jan 31 - Feb 6, 2004

Street Talk

Straight solutions to street children

They are loud, rough and scary in town some even involve themselves in drugs, crime and horrible fights. But somewhere, presently, lies a solution to this future time bomb.
by Raymond John

Evans Manyota Kaloleni

Mrs Mary Lupembe Mbauda

Patrick G. M. Maligana Majengo

Mohammed Mnzava Arusha

The Government must monitor these street children and identify those who are really in problems because some parents are quite able, but their children are still loitering in streets.

In rural areas, people usually don’t follow family planning and most of their kids migrate to town seeking employment or alternative lives.

Family planning among local parents will very much help to curb the rate of street children, since most of these children lack proper care at their homes.

And this comes from large numbers of children that most families seem to have.

However, street children should also be probed to find out if any of them have homes but just loiter for the sake of it.

The Government should set aside plots where various projects, farms and schools for street children can be established so as to have a place where they can be referred to.

However, it is now becoming a habit for most parents to neglect their children knowing they will be taken care of somehow.

If there is any By-law through which, street children can be controlled then by all means it should be executed.

Mischievous and crime oriented children should also be arrested and so should the parents who leave their children without care.

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