What is Street Children

Street children face challenges that expose them to physical, social, psychological, and emotional difficulties that stifle their development and well-being. This chapter aims to address the plight and predicament of street life exploring how it affects the holistic development of children. The chapter dwells on provision of psychosocial support to street children by relevant stakeholders and the safety nets to be provided by the government and non-governmental organisations for the survival of street children. The chapter will be concluded by exploring different social protection mechanisms to be employed to protect street children who are at risk and to promote social justice among the underprivileged.