Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-158) and index.
Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: Kenyan Street Children from a Local and Global Perspective; 2. Methodology: Perspectives and Multiple Techniques; 3. Cultural Contexts for Street Children: Family and Childhood; 4. Nairobi: A City of Contrasts; 5. Kenyan Voices: Focus Group and Survey Responses; 6. Work Patterns, Occupational Spaces, and Survival Strategies; 7. Community Life and Social Organization of Street Children; 8. Personal Profiles; 9. Suffering on the Streets; 10. Applied: Multiple Strategies, Cultural Solutions, and the Way Forward; Bibliography; Index.
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As kinship relationships and support networks across family lines weaken with modernization, economic stressors take a great toll on children. Kenya, like some other nations in Africa and around the globe, has witnessed a rapid rise in street children. The street children in Nairobi come from single parent families which are mostly headed by women. Another group are AIDS orphans. This study documents how street children in Nairobi follow survival strategies including (for boys) collecting garbage, and (for girls), prostitution. Gender is emphasized throughout the book.
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