A street child is a young person, under the age of fifteen, who lives and sleeps in the streets, whose family ties are broken and who can't or won't return home. Street children live in the streets without their families. Each child has to learn how to survive alone, since no adult takes responsibility of them. Often they are very young and completely ignored by their families. These children don't like to be called as "…
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…welders, fishermen, mechanics, diesel-engine repairmen, upholsterers, computer technicians, some have bravely returned to work the land, and others prefer to continue their studies and are very ambitious. Some are destined to become teachers" (Baizermann, 78). BIBLIOGRAPHY Baizermann, Tom. Homeless Children. Oxford University Press. New York. 1990. Smith, Jane. Promise and Progress. Cambridge University Press, London, 1998. Grant, James. Strategies for Children in the 2000. New York, N.Y, UNICEF, 1999. <Tab/><Tab/>