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FEATURED ARTICLE *** Street Children
& Homeless Juveniles in Prof. Dr. R. Fatke (Project Leader), Dr. T. Gabriel (Project Leader), Lic. phil. R. Stohler, B. Aeschbacher, Universität
Zürich, Duration of Project: Aug 2003 to Apr 2004 www.research-projects.uzh.ch/p3130.htm [accessed 26 July
2011] The project
investigates "street children" and homeless marginalized youth,
their problems and coping strategies in Zürich. ***
ARCHIVES *** Human Rights
Reports » 2005 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61678.htm [accessed 11
February 2020] CHILDREN
- The
government has no special programs for children, and there is no special governmental
office for children's matters; however, the government was strongly committed
to children's rights and welfare. It amply funded a system of public
education and need-based subsidies of health insurance. Education was free
and compulsory for 9 years, from age 6 or 7 through age 16 or 17, depending
on the canton. Some cantons offered a 10th school year. Almost all children
attended school. Almost 60 percent completed professional vocational or
technical training with another 30 percent continuing to earn higher-level
specialized or university degrees. Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) UN Convention on the
Rights of the Child, 7 June 2002 www1.umn.edu/humanrts/crc/switzerland2002.html [accessed 28
December 2010] [54] While noting
the current policy of the State party to prevent and fight drug use by
adolescents, the Committee is concerned at the increasing use and sale of
illegal drugs among adolescents. [59] The Committee
is concerned at the lack of information on Roma and travelers and their
children in the State party and that there is no policy for these children. Broke and homeless
on the streets of Zurich Luigi Jorio, SWI swissinfo.ch (Swiss Broadcasting Corporation),
15 Oct 2014 [accessed 8 January
2017] SURVIVING ON THE
STREET
- A sleeping bag, a bed roll and a rucksack with a few clothes –Schwald did not own much more than that when he ended up
on the streets. It was 2005, and he had found refuge in an abandoned hay cart
under a railway bridge, on the outskirts of the city. “I’ll never forget the
cold winter nights. I used to light a fire, but it wasn’t enough,” he
recalls. Without a cent in
his pocket, Schwald begged in the most strategic
locations: in front of the railway station, outside shops or at tram stops. A
good day would net him CHF50 ($52). His approach was not to look too unkempt
and above all to be polite. When it rained or
was cold, there was always the shopping centre.
This was a comfortable place not far from his bolt-hole, and one Schwald regarded as a “living room” to spend the daytime.
There was always someone ready to buy him a cup of coffee and a slice of pie.
A staff member let him have the key to the toilets. There he could clean up
and wash his clothes. A MILLION POOR AND
AT RISK
- In Switzerland, poverty affects 7.7% of the population, according to recent
figures from the Federal Statistical Office. This means that about 590,000
people do not have enough income to provide for their own subsistence (food,
clothing, transportation), a place to live, and
legally required health insurance. Many of these people in fact have jobs. THE WEIGHT OF
LONELINESS
- So Schwald chose to live on the streets. The
homeless lifestyle has no rules and a person can feel free, he says. This
freedom has its price, however. “I lacked contacts and a social life. The
loneliness was the hardest thing to take.” Country's Tradition
Includes Concern For Humanity www.internationalspecialreports.com/europe/00/switzerland/10.html [Last access date
unavailable] "Nobody thinks
there are street children in Study on Child
Prostitution ECPAT International
Newsletters - Issue No:27 1/May/1999 At one time this
article had been archived and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 26 July
2011] [scroll down] Lions Clubs
International (LCIF) Releases Annual Report The International
Association of Lions Clubs, 2005-03-28 At one time this
article had been archived and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 26 July
2011] 42-YOUTH RELATED
GRANTS
- The grants ranged from US$100,000 to expand a Lions-Quest program in Friends-International:
The Street Children Network - Swiss Samlanh www.friends-international.org/international.html#d [Last access date
unavailable] ACTIVITIES: ADVOCACY: Swiss Samlanh is publicizing the issues surrounding street
children in All
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