Thousands were also raped, maimed and killed. Deployment of 11,000 United Nations Peace-keepers is a first paragraph of a new history. Children also need to be rehabilitated into a world of normalcy in which they can receive schooling,counseling and psychological therapy. They must be allowed to become children again,cared for by nurturing,loving, adults. There are children from indigent families, runaways and orphans, and there are some in camps for persons displaced by war.
Some children panhandle as a way of generating income.
All street children share the scourge of poverty. They live dangerous and risky lives and are usually used and abused by unscrupulous adults. Many qualify for full Foster-care until age 18 or reunification with their family or relatives as long as they fully comply with LSCP rules and regulations. They need your financial support. Your help will make a world of difference to the life of at least one child.