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Prevalence, Abuse & Exploitation of Street Children In the first ten years of the 21st
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Children On The Increase In Douala CRIME
WAVE - If the authorities are getting
worried about the increase in the number of street children, it is because of
the rising crime wave in the city, involving many street children. These
children mostly hang out in the busy commercial streets of Akwa during the day and sleep at the corridors of the
commercial buildings in the night. Street children are said to mostly
start off as 'pick pockets'. With time, they gain more and more experience,
and eventually move into big robbery operations. Most of those who grow to
start participating in big banditry operations are said to leave the street
for hotels, or put up with women. OBJECTIVE: This study sets out to investigate the phenomenon of street children and its relationship to their home background. The project stemmed from the fact that there is an enormous increase of children nowadays roaming the streets. ***
ARCHIVES *** UNICEF - The
Big Picture U.S.
Dept of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs INCIDENCE
AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - According to a study conducted in 2000 by the ILO, the Ministry of
Labor, and NGOs, children in Cameroon work in the agricultural sector; in
informal activities, such as street vending and car washing; as domestic
servants; in prostitution; and in other illicit activities. The ILO has found that 7 percent of working
children in the cities of Bur of Democracy,
Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 CHILDREN - Although exact numbers were
unavailable, the country had a significant number of displaced or street
children, most of whom resided in urban areas such
as Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 2001 [62] The Committee expresses its
concern at the increasing number of street children and at the lack of
specific mechanisms to address this situation and to provide these children
with adequate assistance. [63] The Committee recommends … Cameroon:
Govt to Rehabilitate Street Children Apart from mad people that wander
about the streets, many children are increasingly joining them. They are
found mostly inhabiting bus stops and video game houses. Some of these street
children sleep on the verandas of off-licences and
bars, and in abandoned or uncompleted houses.
In Douala, the Catholic Cathedral seems to
be providing a safe haven for them where many have their beddings under a tent,
where they retire from their daily activities to doze. These street children come from
different backgrounds and for various reasons; those who break up from their
families because of disequilibrium and those who get to the streets because
they have a misunderstanding with their benefactors or masters. Some of such children are of Nigerian
origin who are brought to The second category of street
children are those who are actually living with their parents or guardians
but are out of school, probably to hawk and supplement the family
income. The third category is of Arab
extract that move along with their mothers, in markets and strategic places
to beg for money. Street children: a collective responsibility www.crtv.cm/cont/nouvelles/nouvelles_sol_fra.php?showSection=national&idField=579&table=noticias At one time this article had been
archived and may possibly still be accessible [here]
The Ministry of Social Affairs has
launched a nation wide campaign to recuperate street children in all major
towns in Pickpockets
Invade Yaounde Streets Taxi drivers are the target of the
new breed of bandits. Its 10:30 am in Yaounde. The famous Avenue Kennedy is as busy as usual. Teponno Martin, (49) a taxi driver in Yaounde,
finds it difficult to collect pick up passengers. He can barely hear the
destinations of passengers because all the car windows are winded up. It is
normal. There are pick pockets around. He recounts that he has been a victim
of robbery twice. In the first incident, the sum of CFA 5000 was stolen from
his vehicle. According to him, the children surround the vehicle and use
tactics to distract the driver and before he knows it, they have made away
with any thing they can lay hands on. Street Children
On The Increase In Douala CRIME
WAVE - If the authorities are getting
worried about the increase in the number of street children, it is because of
the rising crime wave in the city, involving many street children. These
children mostly hang out in the busy commercial streets of Akwa during the day and sleep at the corridors of the
commercial buildings in the night. Street children are said to mostly
start off as 'pick pockets'. With time, they gain more and more experience,
and eventually move into big robbery operations. Most of those who grow to
start participating in big banditry operations are said to leave the street
for hotels, or put up with women. PMUC Stays With Street Children The General Manager of Pari Mutuel Urbain
Camerounais, PMUC, Jean-Dominique Casamarta, recently reassured the management of Foyers
Saint-Nicodème, a chain of homes for children taken
off the streets in Douala, of the company’s support.The re-assurance was manifested by the signing of
another annual convention with Foyers Saint-Nicodème. Samuel
Ngnitedem - Association Emmanuel du Cameroon THE PROBLEM - Yaounde,
the capital city of Cameroon, is estimated to have well over 1,000 street
children, and another major city, Douala, has an
even larger number. In virtually every major urban area, the problem of
displaced children is becoming acute. Populations of "hidden"
street children can be found living in groups under bridges, in abandoned
buildings and even in open fields around OBJECTIVE: This study sets out to investigate the phenomenon of street children and its relationship to their home background. The project stemmed from the fact that there is an enormous increase of children nowadays roaming the streets. Reports to Treaty Bodies - Committee on the Rights of the
Child www.hri.ca/fortherecord2001/vol2/cameroontb.htm At one time this article had been
archived and may possibly still be accessible [here]
Other points of concern included:
the possible use of inter-country adoption for the purpose of trafficking;
the increasing number of street children and the lack of specific mechanisms
to address this situation and to provide these children with adequate
assistance How The Circus Came To Cameroon's
Street Children Most of the young people come from
underprivileged environments where violence is an everyday occurrence. They
have found asylum on the streets, which have become home to them. But it's a
dangerous kind of asylum. The streets of Cameroon are
turning in to homes for some run away and abandoned children. Many of these children are between the ages
of 7-22.Some are out for business, selling stuffs on their own to make a
living, while others are out for no good, just roaming the streets like cow
boys. Street Children and (AIDS)-Orphans project 4. PROJECT DESCRIPTION,
OBJECTIVES: THE OBJECTIVES OF THE SAFE
HOUSE ARE - Provide a safety
zone for displaced children from the hours of 9:00 pm through 5:00 am. During
these hours the building will be open and services provided to the children
in need. This time frame has been chosen due to the fact that children on the
streets are most at risk during this period. All material used herein
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