The Street Children of Latin America

Because his face is dirty and wearing broken jeans, shoes, and a dirty shirt trying to stop one of the 1000 cars, he got a car front Wages that can wash glass The young man is about to carry a large container with soap and water and a small red carpet gripped with a small left hand. His expression shows fear, doubt, and resignation. I want to cry inside and want to fill him with warm milk at the same time.

UNICEF estimates in 1982, there are 40 million street children in Latin America, most of them work on the streets, but they do not necessarily live on the street. Most Latin American street children are men from 10 to 14 years old. In Latin America there are two types of street children, family oriented and street based. Family children return home and family, but children in the street do not return. Most Latin American street children are mainly family members

6 The word "street children" was created in Latin America in the 1980s when many countries in Latin America were influenced by structural adjustment policies, and its definition had various definitions. In general, the street children are classified as "street children" and "street children" according to the definition of UNICEF and the International Catholic Church. The former goes to sleep on the street without going home, keeps in touch with family, the latter sleeps at home, keeps in touch with family (blunt,

Street children are children living in the streets of cities, towns or villages, homeless, or both. Homeless youth are often called street children and street children, and the definition of street children is questioned, but many practitioners and policy makers use UNICEF's concept of men and women under 16 years of age . Including unmanned dwelling and wasteland) are sources of unprotected or monitored families and livelihoods