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Although impoverished families are the most likely to produce street children, not all poor families have their children on the streets. The problem of street children is a complex one that calls for a comprehensive and coordinated policy and program for intervention at all levels and in all sectors of society. Alleviating poverty and rebuilding the family institution should be among the first steps in addressing the problem.Gives an in-depth picture of the realities of life for the thousands of street children in Nairobi, who are only one component of the growing worldwide problem of homeless children.

As kinship relationships and support networks across family lines weaken with modernization, economic stressors take a great toll on children. kisii Kenya, like some other nations in Africa and around the globe, has witnessed a rapid rise in street children. The street children in kisii come from single parent families which are mostly headed by women. Another group are AIDS orphans. This study documents how street children in kisii follow survival strategies including (for boys) collecting garbage, and (for girls), prostitution. Gender is emphasized throughout the book.my contacts are job nyangau po box 646 kisii kenya my email is job_nyangau@yahoo.com my mobile no is +254711432843.