Is estimated that there are 100 million children living in the streets of mundo.silhouette bw children living in the Street are especially vulnerable to victimization, exploitation and to the violation of the civil rights and economic. indifference international to the problem has given rise to the continues negligence and abuse of these children.

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¿who are considered Street children and homeless?

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The agency for international development of the United States has divided the Street children in four categories: the Street children: Are those who have no home or family support. Move to a place to another, living in shelters and abandoned buildings. extreme poverty, physical abuse, economic, emotional and sexual on the part of the parents (often stepfathers) are common causes of children to leave their families and will live at the Street.

Children in the Street: Are those who visit their families regularly and even could back every night to sleep in your home, but they spend most days and some nights on the Street because of poverty, overcrowding, physical abuse and sexual at home. Most of children in the Street have some family ties, but they spend most of his time in the Street.

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which belong to a family of homeless: are those living in the sidewalks or spaces the city with the rest of your family. they can be displaced because of poverty, wars or natural disasters. families tend to live a nomadic life, bringing his belongings with them. children in this case often working in the streets with other family. them beg, sell trinkets, lustran shoes or washed cars to complement your family income.

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those in attention institutionalized: Are those children come from a situation Street and are in danger of back to life in the Street.

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who is the child of the Street?

the Street children are usually males 10 to 14, but with a percentage growing kids minors. many girls also live in the streets, although reported smaller numbers because they are more "vote" at home, taking care of their younger brothers and cooking. girls also have a greater vulnerability traffic-commercial purposes of sexual exploitation and other forms of child labor.

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what part of the world live Street children and homeless?

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The social phenomenon of homeless is mainly urban, However children are homeless living in the streets of all regions of the world from developing countries to the richest countries. it is estimated that there are over 40 50 million Street children only in Latin America. million children are born in neighborhoods that have proliferated on the outskirts of the large cities for the past 30 years. if these children were all in one place, would have their own country and positions in the United nations. but the meantime, are being deshumanizados and forced to end by societies sometimes ruthless in which are doomed to live.

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what are the consequences of live in the Street?

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The "Street children" are in high risk. living often group of children. sleep in abandoned buildings, under the bridges, in entries or public parks. murder, abuse constant and inhumane treatment are the "standard" to these children. usually use small theft and prostitution to survive. lifestyle unstable, the lack of health care and live without the right conditions make them extremely vulnerable to chronic respiratory diseases, ear infections, gastrointestinal disorders and sexually transmitted diseases including HIV / AIDS.

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Is estimated that 90% of them are addicted to inhalants like glue shoes and paint thinner, which face cause kidney failure, brain damage irreversible and in some cases death. However, thousands of children Latin American, some of just six-year-old become dependent to chemicals to decrease your pain, escape of reality and hunger constant. face a future of begging, theft, prostitution, the teen pregnancy, chronic diseases and violent death and early.

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Life on the Street effects very harmful children. they have to fend for themselves to find your food; some scavenge or find a job of labor exploitation. many children homeless are seduced by adults and young greater for sale drug, theft and prostitution.

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growth mental, social and emotional of children affected by lifestyle Nomad and how they are punished by the authorities that constantly expelled from their homes temporary, such as: posts of the local banks in parks and platforms. the Latin American countries as Colombia, Guatemala Honduras and Brazil are known to torture and violence against children of the Street, often with an escalating killings police officers or death squad. the Street children lack security protection, hope and continue to face a deep stigma negative due to lack of home. but, more than anything, lack of love.

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God wants to get to the heart of the Street children. he wants love to non-loved. our passion is entering areas abandoned of the cities and shine a Ray of hope in children living alone and afflicted in the streets.

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