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Street children are poor or homeless children who live on the streets of a city, town, or village.
This examination of Mexican street children focuses on: how society and economy has shaped the lives of street children, what street children survive and cope , and analysis on their human rights. These children are street children because they are victims of the economy and society structures.
Street-connected and homeless children are presented with unique barriers that prevent them from accessing education. They are often invisible to state systems as they are without a permanent address or valid identification documents. Street children also frequently miss years of school and find it harder to reintegrate into earlier school years.
Street children and homeless children are living in cities, towns and villages all over the globe, regardless of the economic climate of the country. The United Nations estimates there are up to 150 million street children in the world .
Street children are one of the world’s most invisible populations. They are overlooked by governments, law and policymakers and many others in society. The Legal Atlas puts information about laws affecting street children directly into the hands of street children and their advocates.
Street Children in Mexico. Increased levels of poverty, migration, and instability has increased the number of street children in Mexico as well as young people and families on the street, notably in major urban cities like Mexico City and Puebla.
We are the only global network dedicated to raising the voices of street-connected children. We work with more than 200 community organisations, national and international non-governmental bodies, researchers, advocates and on-the-ground practitioners working across 111 countries.
