By Ian Wilson | Director
This week schools across Kenya closed to enable children in the last form of high school to sit final exams. All the other students have now been released until the second week in January. It is a very long holiday and, unfortunately, for those living in poverty it brings many problems. Food is scarce at home and those living in urban areas have little to entertain them and keep them occupied other than hustling in the streets, begging or indulging in risky and often illegal behaviour. There are no nice parks or community/sports centres for them. Teens get involved in relationships that can lead to pregnancies and other risky behaviour, often out of boredom.
Many more children come to the streets during the school closure hoping to find some way of earning a little money and consequently risk exposure to glue sniffing, drugs, alcohol, bullying and abuse.
This is a very busy time for street outreach social workers. It is vital to identify new arrivals on the street and discourage those who are 'just visiting' from doing so. We desperately need funding to help us go into communities and organise activities there to keep children away from the town streets. Please help if you can.
By Ian Wilson | Director
By Ian Wilson | Director
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