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III. Scope of the problem

· 100 – 200 million street children worldwide

· Geographic numbers

1. LA 40 million

2. Asia 25 million

3. Africa 10 million

4. Western cities 25 million

5. US – 2 million

IV. Urban not rural problem (ie factors forced urban movement) – no street children in rural areas

A. Urban trends

1. 1950 – 300 million

2. ’97 – 1.5 billion

3. 2017 – 3.0 billion

4. Kenya

a) 1975 – 115 street children in all of Kenya

b) 1995 – 300,000

c) 1997 – 60,000 in Nairobi alone

V. Reasons for being on the streets

1. Family disintegration – shattered traditional structures

2. Poverty – Absense of choice

3. Booming population growth

4. Physical and sexual abuse

5. Parental exploitation

6. Wars – death of parents