Street Children of Kathmandu Valley
The street is crowded with homeless and vulnerable people. There are numerous beggars on the street, ranging in age from children to the elderly. Understanding the working circumstances, exploitation, and mistreatment of street children in the Kathmandu valley was the goal of this study. 234 street kids were surveyed using a structured questionnaire to gather data for the study. The results showed that begging accounted for 39.4% of all street children, as opposed to any sort of demanding job. 51.3 percent of street children experienced mistreatment and harassment from bystanders. Street children were subjected to various types of abuse and mistreatment, including physical, psychological, sexual, and other types. The relevant authority should make sure that these street youngsters are protected and secure because
The number of street children is unknown because they are infrequently counted and excluded from all national censuses. Street children are a societal problem in Nepal's major cities, including Kathmandu, Pokhara, and Biratnagar. People from all across Nepal come to the Kathmandu valley to look for new employment and opportunities in the Ratnapark and New Road neighborhoods. Theft, robbery, stealing, burglary, shoplifting, larceny, pilfering, loot, plunder, ransack, insecurity, busy life, accident, traffic jam, etc. are all dangers that can occur in these situations (Tuladhar P. , 2006, p. 17). Being a street child can occur for many different causes. The absence of adequate food and shelter is viewed as making life for homeless kids exceedingly unhappy.
They primarily spend their time begging on the streets in order to survive. They engaged in a variety of jobs to make money. There are many different issues that street kids must deal with. They must deal with exploitation and engage in a variety of risky behaviors in order to make money. Children living on the streets struggle with issues including isolation on a social, sexual, physical, and psychological level. Children who spend time on the streets are more prone to exhibit aggressive behavior, feelings of hopelessness, use drugs, and perform unlicensed sex acts (Murray & Singh, 2010). Studies carried out in several regions of Sub-Saharan Africa indicate that street children are one of the high-risk populations for STDs, including HIV/AIDS. Prostitution, rape, sexual assault, casual sex, sexual trading and exchange, and early exposure to
In order to better understand the experiences of children living on the streets of Johannesburg, South Africa, a research was conducted. The results showed that locals, authorities, and other homeless people frequently harass, take advantage of, and abuse youngsters living on the streets physically, sexually, and emotionally. Drug abuse and criminal activity follow, which are caused by sadness, fear, concern, unhappiness, despair, hopelessness, helplessness, and suicide ideation (Myburgh, Moolla, & Poggenpoel, 2015). Similar research was conducted using phenomenology with street kids in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. The inquiry focused on the experiences of urban street kids. Due to the loss of their parents and the tumultuous relationships in their extended families, they were compelled to live on the streets.
As a result, seeking employment was the main reason for joining a street. Street children experienced physical and sexual exploitation every day. For street children, the world was characterized by suffering, poverty, physical, verbal, and sexual abuse, and they frequently became the targets of violence. There was no safe sanctuary for children living on the streets. Most of the children living on the streets had heterosexual, bisexual, homosexual, and group sex.