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Latest in Tag: street children
On Int’l Street Children Day, NGOs shed light on phenomenon
By Mennatallah Fouad Youssef CAIRO: For long street children have been subject to abuse, humiliation and immense poverty. They also face greater risks of illegal detention and are the most subjected to police brutality, experts say. Street children make up around 8 percent of paid and unpaid labor, according to latest studies. On April 12, …
Rehab program for street children launches psychiatric clinics
CAIRO: A social program designed to rehabilitate street children recently launched specialized psychiatric clinics, identifying psychological problems as one of the main challenges in the rehabilitation process. Atfal Ad El-Hayah, roughly translated as “Children ready to take on life” is a social program designed for street children under the NGO Resala. “Even though we are …