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Angels Without Wings: Latin-American Street Children

Angels Without Wings: Latin-American Street Children. Giovanna Rodney Gretchen Haplea Wei- Chieh Hung Michael Mahon. What Are Street Children?. Complex definition Not necessarily homeless Many sources of street children. Facts about Street Children. Latin America and beyond

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Angels Without Wings: Latin-American Street Children

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  1. Angels Without Wings: Latin-American Street Children Giovanna Rodney Gretchen Haplea Wei-Chieh Hung Michael Mahon

  2. What Are Street Children? • Complex definition • Not necessarily homeless • Many sources of street children

  3. Facts about Street Children • Latin America and beyond • Poor backgrounds • Racial minorities • Wide age ranges • Health risks

  4. Daily Lives • Begging, prostitution, and drugs • Family connections • Domiciled vs. homeless

  5. Causes: Poverty • Abandonment • Education and health • Institutions

  6. Causes: Violence • Homicide • Rape • Death

  7. Outcomes: Organ Trade • Targeted Children • Silence in developed countries

  8. Outcomes: Gangs • Urban gangs • Recruitment • Death and violence

  9. Government Responses • Street schools • Healthcare • Law enforcement

  10. NGO Response • Homes • Health and education

  11. Questions What is the definition of street children, and what are examples of them? What risks and lifestyles pervade street children’s daily existences? How do gangs recruit street children as members?

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