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Give us a chance, street dwellers appeal
2007-07-22 12:07:02
By Peter Mwangu
The common statement of branding vulnerable children as street children is more fixed in respect of time as the ages of these children rapidly change as they grow up.
The community in which these children live is supposed to understand that these youngsters do grow alongside their ever changing needs and aspirations all the way to their adulthoods.
At the age of between four and 17 they are legally called children, but at the ages above 18 they are no longer referred as street children.
We are quite aware that during childhood, children can not fight to meet their basic needs like food, clothes and shelter.
Consequently children to some great extent expect the assistance from their parents and guardians.
For the street children the dreams of having these items and services provided are a question that remains unanswered.
When they grow up, the major concern of these vulnerable children does not end on how to meet their daily demands.
They still have to think on how to survive for the fittest by even involving in certain activities which are contrary to the law.
I once went somewhere in the town to fish for a casual employment only to be asked to name around three guarantors to be trusted with the job.where do I get such a person if am not trusted by my friends with whom I live? Said a middle aged street dweller.
He said that in the course of struggling, acquiring other advanced needs, these people are highly characterized by senses of being neglected and anger dominates their minds, they can do anything without thinking of consequences thereafter.
The general community is consequently urged not to turn their back to these people and instead lend them hand by supporting them, morally and socially for their future upbringing for the benefit of the entire nation.
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