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Article: Life of a street child.
- Article from:
- Presbyterian Record
- Article date:
- October 1, 1997
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Kuleana's description of life on the streets in Mwanza, Tanzania is very similar to the experiences shared by PWS&D's other partners in India, Nicaragua, Malawi and Kenya.
For most children on the street, things had become so bad at home that street life seemed the only alternative. They were no longer able to tolerate one more beating, or burning, or yelling, or unwanted sexual advance.
Once they are on the street, though, the children realize that life there is not all that easy either. Suddenly they are responsible for finding their own food, a place for the night and care for their health. Street children have to be totally self-reliant in the face ...