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At the Margins: Street Children in Asia and the Pacific

By Andrew West

Poverty and Social Development Paper No. 8

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The Asia-Pacific region is home to nearly half of the world's children, including large numbers of street children.

This paper highlights the issues concerning street children and intervention practices in the region. Major characteristics of street children include

• homelessness
• separation from family
• poverty
• need to work, which are further linked to vulnerability, to exploitation and risk

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Contents

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Executive Summary

1. Introduction
2. Who Are Street Children?
3. At The Margins-Daily Life, Issues, and Causes
4. Welfare of Street Children Across The Region
5. Frameworks and Principles For Intervention
6. Methods of Implementation
7. Practice and Examples
8. Governments and Nongovernment Organizations

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