The Phenomenon of Street Children in Kenya: A Case Study Of Bosco Boys, Kuwinda

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dc.contributor.authorBriiane, Yosepii
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-12T08:36:07Z
dc.date.available2021-01-12T08:36:07Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.description.abstractKenya is among countries regarded as devCloping in theTrdrhdi World. It also-is) =- among the African countries with a high rate of a population migrating into urban centres. Majority of such population are in search for employment and better living conditions °---44 Its believed to be available in urban centres due to high technological advancements in towns. Kenya also ranks among African countries with a very high rate of a second class generation of street children in most of its main urban centres. Like the rest of the African countries, Kenya has many street children between ages four and eighteen who spend the major part of their lives in city streets. This phenomenon is one of the many social problems confronting the contemporary world. It is rapidly becoming of a terribly and glaring challenge particularly in the urban but also rural areas. "The street child phenomenon was first noticed in Nairobi in the 1960s. Street children were then known as "parking boys". This term was generally used by people in the early 1970s instead of the phrase "street children." The former term is derived from one of their popular activities, namely, directing motorists to available parking spaces along crowded kerbs, especially during peak hours. These children would the cars until the drivers returned. The drivers would usually give them tips. Their tips depended on the generosity of the drivers.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12342/1128
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTangaza University Collegeen_US
dc.subjectStreet Childrenen_US
dc.subjectPhenomenonen_US
dc.titleThe Phenomenon of Street Children in Kenya: A Case Study Of Bosco Boys, Kuwindaen_US
dc.typeOtheren_US
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