Inadequate support, ignorance fueling street life in Jonglei ArticleComments (1)EmailPrintSave
June 1, 2015 (BOR) - Inadequate support and ignorance have contributed to the rising numbers of street children in South Sudan’s largest state of Jonglei, an official said. Street children in South Sudan (AP) In a report presented to lawmakers on Monday, the state minister for gender and social welfare, Rachael Anok said majority of children on streets hailed from families of civil servants.These children come from families where both or one of their parents serve as employees in the state government, the gender and social welfare minister disclosed. Anok told lawmakers that they carried out a survey, which showed that these children opted for street life due to lack of proper care, ignorance and insufficient support from parents.The ministry, in its assessment, discovered that only 44 boys aged between 6-17 years were vulnerable with no families in Bor county. According to Anok, the 44 kids would be supported to go back to school by the government with the help from partners, adding that a separate camp for them was discouraged on legal basis.“We made an assessment to identify the vulnerable street kids, but we came to realise that very many of them [children], had their parents here in Bor,” she told lawmakers.“The parents of these children serve in different ministries in Jonglei,” she added. The ministry, Anok said, advised that the children be taken to schools, further stressing that the responsibility of caring for them was in the hands of their parents.Most street kids in Bor are known for pick-pocketing, a habit they practice for survival. Others shine shoes and wash cars for money.With no shelter to their rescue, majority of these children sleep in old cars and abandoned houses while eating food leftovers from hotels. Meanwhile, the Korean Child Funds pledged to construct temporary structures in Bor Leudier to enable street children access education. (ST) -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14orxQuRYD0PdUj4m6py7PodcBgPAfz2_Kx%3DeyxzUMO6PXg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
