Giving to Charity: Changing Lives

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Street Census Data 2009

• Approximately 96 children on streets of Thika,
  reduction from over 400 in 2004. 70 reduction
• Q1. What age do most children join the streets in
  Thika?
• a. 0-5 years b. 5-10 years
• c. 10-15 years d. 15-20 years
• Q2. When do most children drop out of school in
  Thika?
• a. Nursery - Std 1 b. Std 2 4 c. Std 5-
  6 d. Std 7- 8

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AfCiC Street Quiz Time!

• Q3. What percentage of children are total orphans
  on Thika streets?
• a. 10 b. 20 c. 30 d. 50
• Q4. 3 main reasons why children join the streets
  in Thika
• Q5. How do the majority of children survive on
  the streets? (circle the 2 most important)
• a. Petty Crime b. Collecting Scap Metal
• c. Carrying luggage d. Begging
• Q6. What percentage of street children are
  female?
• a. 10 b. 20
• c. 30 d. 40

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AfCiC Data Action
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Accurate data analysis

• If something doesnt seem right what do you do?
• Check the data! E.g family situations

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Implementing data findings strategy

• Street children steering committee, Thika
  District Street Families Rehabilitation TF
• Comprehensive Strategy with targeted
  interventions
• Training Development drugs, social workers
• Local education policy holding children
• Advocacy Day of Action, Scrap metal action
• Services school feeding, economic programmes,
• Research blind community, disabled, child
  prostitution

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Strategy Implementation School Feeding
I eat once a day at school. If there wasnt food
I would be back on the streets making money to
buy food. (Dennis, 14 years)
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Direct Street Work
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Education, Education, Education

• Support with
• School Registration
• School Uniform
• School Items
• School Fees
• Home Problems
• School Problems
• Teacher Training
• Before a child drops out!

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Economic Programmes
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Key recommendations

• Regular censuses
• Pre - Census training Q
• Use local, knowledgeable staff that children have
  a relationship with
• Explore answers you feel are incorrect
• Timely analysis, share findings with all
• Sharing ownership of data
• Implement census recommendations

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• Any Questions?
• Contact Details
• www.actionchildren.org
• kenyadirector_at_actionchildren.org
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