CHILD ABUSE

Cases with children with scars on their heads are not uncommon in Kibera.Children are brutally bartered by their parents, step parents and guidiance in cases of orphaned children and when you go deeper investigate, you will find more scars on their backs and other parts of their bodies.
Some are also raped by their guardians  but through the child line116 which is a toll free number children can now air their problems for help through this number.children department officials from DO's office also go round and also in school teaching them of their rights and steps they can take to get helped. Their also some social workers who go round informing  them of their rights  eg.right to go to school, health care and food.There cases where people have been  taken to court for abusing children

Location: Kibera, NAIROBI, KENYA