Resources - page 3: Children of the Street

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TOP TEN IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE AS IDENTIFIED BY STREET CHILDREN IN DHAKA 1. Being tortured by police 2. Being abused and robbed of their money by adults 3. Adults insulting them or physically hurting them 4. Not enjoying the work they do on the streets 5. Not being able to get a job 6. Girls not being able to marry or finding it difficult to marry 7. Feeling frightened and hopeless about the future 8. Having very little money and earning very little from their work 9. Not having the power to protest against bad treatment by adults 10. Not being able to learn to read, write and do maths