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Article: From gutters to school: educating street children.
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- Faces: People, Places, and Cultures
- Article date:
- May 1, 2004
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Street children are often ignored by society. UNESCO helps them by trying to educate them and by trying to change people's attitudes toward them.
Who are Street Children?
Street children do not necessarily live on the street. The term "street children" refers to children who have left their families and who make their home on the street. By "street," we mean all the odd places where homeless children live. For example, some of them live in the grounds around cinemas and hotels, some live in railway and bus stations, some make their homes in car parks and buildings under construction. In Europe, street children live in the sewers, and in Brazil they live ...