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IRIN PlusNews, www.plusnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=73199 [accessed 13 April 2011] Sexual violence is
also prevalent, as people living on the streets of Travel Warnings And Warden Messages www.usembassy.gov/burundi-pub/burundi/WM_street_safety.html [Last access date unavailable] On August 6, 2004,
an American citizen was harassed by a group of street children. While
exiting a vehicle, a group of street children attempted to enter the American
citizen’s vehicle. The American citizen reported that the children
pounded on the vehicle and were able to open a passenger-side door. The
American citizen escaped without injury. All U.S. Government personnel
and American citizens are advised to exercise caution while traveling on foot
on either side of Boulevard de l'UPRONA, from the
intersection of Avenue du Congo to the intersection of Chaussee
du Peuple Murundi, and in
the vicinity of Place de l'Independence. ***
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– www.unicef.org/infobycountry/burundi.html [accessed 13 April 2011] Human Rights Reports
» 2005 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61557.htm [accessed 25 January 2011] CHILDREN
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According to a survey carried out in the beginning of the year and the
director of Maison Shalom, at least 230 thousand
children were HIV/AIDS orphans (had lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS).
The ongoing conflict and increasing prevalence of HIV/AIDS has increased the
number of orphans, which has resulted in an increase in the number of street
children. The total number of orphans in the country, including children who
were orphaned by causes other than HIV/AIDS, was more than 970 thousand,
according to the survey cited by UNICEF. According to the Ministry for
National Solidarity, Human Rights, and Gender, there were approximately five
thousand street children in the country by year's end. During the year there
were reports that police periodically rounded up hundreds of street children
and took them to a shelter in the Concluding Observations of the Committee on
the Rights of the Child (CRC) UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 6
October 2000 www1.umn.edu/humanrts/crc/burundi2000.html [accessed 25 January 2011] [69] The Committee
is concerned at the situation of children living and working on the streets
and children living on their own and without proper housing in the hills. The
Committee is concerned, inter alia, about the poor access of such children to
health, education and other services, about reports that the number of
children living or working on the streets is continuing to increase, and
about the particular vulnerability of girls in these situations. UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
IRIN, www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=78646 [accessed 13 April 2011] UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
IRIN PlusNews, www.plusnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=73199 [accessed 13 April 2011] Sexual violence is
also prevalent, as people living on the streets of Drumming up pride among post-war Olalekan Ajia,
United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF, www.unicef.org/infobycountry/burundi_39331.html [accessed 13 April 2011] The war in Yves Habonimana,
25: "My legs were sore, my whole body swollen" UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
IRIN, www.irinnews.org/HOVReport.aspx?ReportId=70934 [accessed 13 April 2011] "When my
mother died, I was six. I had no one else to take care of me. My father was
still alive then, but he just didn't care. I decided to leave home. I followed
other children on the streets. We would scavenge or beg for food and sleep on
cartons at the independence square or in the stadium. "Some days we
have nothing to eat. Children are then forced to steal to avoid starvation.
Just to forget the misery temporarily, I used to take drugs, alcohol or
whatever stuff that would intoxicate me and make me sleep. I have now given
that up. Information About Street Children - This report is taken from “A Civil Society
Forum for Francophone Africa on Promoting and Protecting the Rights of Street
Children”, 2-5 June 2004, At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 21 September 2011] Action taken by the Government of ·
Established two vocational training centers for street
children ·
Developed a National Plan of Action for the training and
reinsertion of street children ·
Established an inter-ministerial committee specially
responsible for facilitating the reinsertion / reunification of street
children Past Programs: Econ.
Dev. [access information unavailable] New Call For Free Child Education UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
IRIN, www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportID=55221 [accessed 13 April 2011] 38 % of Burundian
children attend schools, according to UNICEF.
Many parents cannot afford to pay the fees at public school, plus
uniforms, books and equipment. A
survey carried out in 2003 reported that 640,000 children in UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
IRIN, www.cyc-net.org/features/ft-burundistreetsl.html [accessed 13 April 2011] Ndikumana said such organizations
failed to provide the requisite care because they did not bother to tackle
the root causes of the street-child phenomenon. As a possible corrective measure, he said,
these organizations should encourage income-generating activities in rural areas. Travel Warnings And Warden Messages www.usembassy.gov/burundi-pub/burundi/WM_street_safety.html [Last access date unavailable] On August 6, 2004,
an American citizen was harassed by a group of street children. While exiting
a vehicle, a group of street children attempted to enter the American
citizen’s vehicle. The American citizen reported that the children
pounded on the vehicle and were able to open a passenger-side door. The
American citizen escaped without injury. All U.S. Government personnel
and American citizens are advised to exercise caution while traveling on foot
on either side of Boulevard de l'UPRONA, from the
intersection of Avenue du Congo to the intersection of Chaussee
du Peuple Murundi, and in
the vicinity of Place de l'Independence. UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
IRIN PlusNews, www.aegis.com/news/irin/2005/IR050207.html [accessed 13 April 2011] Amani House is a branch
of Maison Shalom.
It houses orphans and street children who have been wandering in Protecting
the Vulnerable Rupert Cook, Deutsche Welle
DW-WORLD.DE, 01.09.2007 www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,1564,1105354,00.html [accessed 13 April 2011] GETTING CHILDREN OFF
THE STREETS
- For hundreds of thousands of children, safe houses such as those provided
by Maison Shalom remain a far-off dream. For many, their only home is the streets of
Watchlist Country Report on Watchlist on Children and
Armed Conflict www.watchlist.org/reports/files/burundi.report.php [accessed 13 April 2011] STREET AND
UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN
- Orphaned and separated children are exposed to a range of abuses and rights
violations, including police violence, arbitrary arrest, and general
insecurity. They often live in abysmal conditions, sleeping outdoors, begging
on the streets, and suffering from malnutrition and violence. Some
unaccompanied and separated children may be victims of abuse and exploitation
at the hands of their foster families, even extended family members.
Those living in orphanages frequently face even more severe problems. Enrolling
Street Children In School - 2004-09-27 portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=34553&URL_DO=DO_PRINTPAGE&URL_SECTION=201.html [accessed 13 April 2011] 1500 street
children around the country were enrolled in primary schools, thanks to the
UNESCO program “Education for Street Children”. Humanitarian Activities UN Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs, At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 21 September 2011] 3 NGO REHABILITATES
40+ STREET CHILDREN
- National NGO Oeuvre pour la protection et le developpement
des enfants en difficulte
(OPDE) announced it had rehabilitated more than 40 over-school-aged
street children through a one-year training in
handicrafts. School-aged children were enrolled in the formal education
system. Children & War International Anglican Family Network IAFN At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 21 September 2011] Generally, children
are consumers and not producers. This is no more the case in Burundi. The
majority of children – and especially orphans – have given up schools and
found jobs to survive. Some are householders; others carry more luggage than
they weigh themselves. What they get in return is not enough to cover their
needs. The consequence is the increasing rate of child mortality, with
children doomed to malnutrition, lack of health care, and shelter. Abandoned Children [PDF] International Anglican Family Network IAFN Newsletter,
2003 iafn.anglicancommunion.org/newsletters/2003/christmas/112.pdf [accessed 13 April 2011] [Page 5 Some of the parents
used to be street children themselves and are sending their children on to
the streets as a source of income.
Other children are sent out when they don’t have classes, either in
the mornings or in the afternoon, so that their families can make ends meet.
For all these children, urgent action is lly needed
so that they don’t leave school and become street children. All
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