The document discusses street children around the world and in Lithuania. It defines street children as those who live on the streets and have little family ties or protection. Street children face many problems like poverty, lack of education, abuse, drugs, and violence. UNICEF categorizes street children as those on the street engaged in work and those of the street who live on the streets. In Lithuania, data shows many street children use drugs, experience abuse, and attempt suicide. The number of street children worldwide is estimated between 100-150 million and projected to rise to 800 million by 2020.

1. Street Children
Submitted by :-
Ritika
Nupur
Monam
Neha
Vandana
Lakshmi bai college
Delhi University

2. Layout
Definition
Problems in the street
Categories of children(1)
Categories of children(2)
Types of street children (UNICEF)
Street children in Lithuania
Data on street children in Lithuania
Literature

3. The term street children refers to
children for whom the street more than
their family has become their real home. It
includes children who might not necessarily
be homeless or without families, but who
live in situations where there is no
protection, supervision, or direction from
responsible adults.
- Human Rights Watch

4. Problems in the street
poverty,
lack of education,
AIDS,
prostitution,
all kinds of abuse,
drugs,
alcohol,
murders.

5. UNICEF divides street children into
two main categories:
1. Children on the street are those
engaged in some kind of economic
activity ranging from begging to
vending. Because of the economic
fragility of the family, these children
may eventually opt for a permanent
life on the streets.

6. 2. Children of the street actually live on
the street (or outside of a normal
family environment). Family ties may
exist but are tenuous and are
maintained only casually or
occasionally.

7. Other distribution of street children:
Children of the street
Children in the street.

8. UNICEF has defined three types of
street children
Street Living Children: children who ran
away from their families and live alone on
the streets.
Street Working Children: children who
spend most of their time on the streets,
fending for themselves, but returning home
on a regular basis.
Children from Street Families: children
who live on the streets with their families.

9. Lithuanian Street Children Football
Federation (LSCFF)
To protect children’s rights
To implement national crime prevention program
To organize cultural and educational work
To give an opportunity for children to spend free-
time purposefully
To popularize football in the country
To create technical-material background, which
would let children play football.

10. Data in Lithuania:
In the year 1998 only 79% of children
stayed in normal typical families;
81 % of respondents used any form of
drugs (almost all boys);
Girls have more often experienced sexual
abuse than boys;
These children do start very early sexual
life;
These children do show often criminal
behavior ;
About 50% of girls and 30% of boys tried to
commit a suicide…

11. The number of children living
independently in the streets totals
between 100 million and 150 million
worldwide, and it is forecasted that
by 2020 the number will increase to
800 million.

12. Literature:
www.children.lt
www.unicef.lt
www.mexico-child-link.org
www.unesco.org