From Street to Hope : Faith Based and Secular Programmes in Los Angeles, Mumbai and Nairobi for Street-Living Children

by Neela Dabir

• ISBN13: 9788132105138
• ISBN10: 8132105133
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-07-11
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd

Summary

Street children are the most fluid population of vulnerable children globally. They are conspicuous, yet subsist on the fringes of the marginalized. This book attempts to sketch a holistic picture of the street child phenomenon across the globe. The book incorporates empirical data from a cross-cultural study of this phenomenon in three mega cities-Mumbai, Nairobi and Los Angeles-and some of the best practices developed by faith-based and secular organizations to help street children. These data include global estimates, analysis of the causative factors, occupations of these children, as also the resulting problems. The book also gives new insights into the impact of state policies to support secular and faith-based organizations, and the way social service is practised by such organizations in India, Kenya and USA. The authors have tried to weave socio-political, cultural and historic perspectives in understanding the circumstances surrounding street children. They take the readers through the social construction of street child phenomenon over the years.

Table of Contents

Theorizing and Researching Street Children in Los Angeles, Mumbai and Nairobi

Street Children Conceptualized: The Problem with the Definition

From Definitional to Real: Global Realities of Street Children

Street Children in the Big City: The Case of Los Angeles, Mumbai and Nairobi

Public Private Partnership: Empirical Review of Involvement of Faith Based and Secular Organizations

Street Children in the USA, India and Kenya: Policies and Programmes

Global Initiatives for Street Children: Efforts by the UNICEF and ILO in the USA, India and Keny

The Research Findings

Similarities and Diversities: Services for Street-living Children across the Three Cities

Evidence Based Interventions at the Global Level

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