While the world stays at home, what happens to children who live or work on the streets?

Street-connected children:

  •     Can’t 'stay home and stay safe' if they have no home and shelters are closed
  •     Can’t access food and water if they can’t work on the street
  •     Can’t seek care when they fall ill
  •     Risk being locked-up for being out during a lockdown

And, after the stay-at-home orders are lifted and countries globally are climbing out of the recession that has been created, the economic chaos will only make life more difficult for them.

To start to tackle the problem of keeping street-connected children safe in this global emergency, Consortium for Street Children is working with their network members, human rights activists and governments to highlight the urgent issues and challenges, and are seeking resources to urgently respond.

Here you can read more.

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