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Name:  Gift Sirn'za
Age:  7 years
Sex:  male
No in family:  5 in the family
Status:  single orphan

Why is the child on the street?

  • To raise money


Why has he stopped school?

  • He stopped school on Grade 2 because his father never paid his school fees.

  • Gift is staying with his father who is an alcoholic.  Since money is spent on drink, there is no money for him to go to school.


Problems faced in the street.

  • Being chased by the guards.


What does he want to do and be?

  • He wants to finish school.

Name:  Mishek Chembo
Age:  10 years
Sex:  male
No in family:  ?
Status:  single orphan


Why is the child on the street?

  • To raise money to help his mother to by food.



Why has he stopped school?

  • He stopped school in Grade 3 at Chibolele Primary School in 2001.

  • There is no money to pay for his school fees since his father's death. 

  • He is staying with his mother who is unemployed.



Problems faced in the street.

  • Being chased by big boys.

  • Being beaten up.

  • Doing favours for big boys.

  • Carrying heavy things and getting little pay.



What does he want to do and be?

  • He wants to go back to school when he finds someone to pay for his school fees and he promises to improve his performance.

Name:  Harrison Banda
Age:  6 years
Sex:  male
No in family:  9 in the family
Status:  vulnerable

Why is the child on the street?

  • To raise money to help his mother. 

  • His parents divorced when he was very young. 

  • His mother cannot afford to take care of a big family on her own.


Why has he stopped school?

  • He has never been to school.


Problems faced in the street.

  • Beaten by big boys.

  • Doing favours for big boys in the streets and getting nothing in return.

  • Big boys would steal his money and leave him with nothing.

  • If he couldn't get any money he would go home empty handed.


What does he want to do and be?

  • He wants to be taken to school.  He admires his friends in uniforms and who are speaking a bit of English.
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