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Dept of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs INCIDENCE
AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - There are reports of increasing numbers of children dropping out of
school and starting to work in the informal sector, especially in
agriculture. Children in the streets
of Bur of Democracy,
Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 CHILDREN - Education is free, universal,
and compulsory through age 14; a secondary education is provided through age
16(this represents a complete secondary education). According to the UN
Development Program, in 2003 84 percent of students completed schooling
through age 14, and 36 percent studied through age 16. In the Yezidi
community, a high percentage of children did not attend school, partly for
economic reasons and partly because schools lacked Yezidi
teachers and books in their native language. In September the government
published and distributed Kurdish- and Assyrian-language primary school
textbooks. During the year a local NGO
reported that nationally there were approximately one thousand homeless
children and that the number continued to grow. Abuse of street children did
not appear to be a serious problem. Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 2004 [245]. The Committee reiterates
its concern about the situation of street children, who are amongst the most
marginalized groups of children in [246]. The Committee reiterates
its recommendation that the State party establish mechanisms to ensure that
these street children are provided with identity documents, nutrition, clothing
and housing. Moreover, the State party should ensure that these children have
access to health care; reintegration services for physical, sexual, and
substance abuse; services for reconciliation with families; comprehensive
education, including vocational and life-skills training; and access to legal
aid. The State party should cooperate and coordinate its efforts with civil
society in this regard. The Committee also recommends that the State party
undertake a study on the nature and extent of the phenomenon. Committee
On The Rights Of The Child (CRC) - Summary Record Meeting 2000 14. The situation with regard to education
was extremely disturbing: school attendance had decreased sharply, the school
dropout rate was on the rise and teachers were extremely badly paid. The increase in the number of street
children was alarming, accompanied as it was by a rise in crime. Was it true
that children were forcibly enrolled in the army? Children On The Streets In Yerevan HOW AND WHY DO CHILDREN END UP ON THE STREETS? - 60% of the children that police find in the streets and bring in to the center are successfully returned to their families, and 40% are transferred to special institutions. There are children that have been brought in two, three, or more times, though not many. When
I Grow Up, I Will Become Like You MEANWHILE - The Specialists dealing with
children’s problems, confirm that the “street children” originally appeared
in the streets of Armenia:
Child Prostitution Taboo Underage prostitution is growing
as more young people end up on the streets. Two years ago, when Hasmik was begging in a park in the capital Yerevan with her mother and younger brother and sister, three men forced her into their car and raped her. Hasmik's mother chose not to go to the police, fearing that as a beggar, she would only get into more trouble. Instead, she actively encouraged her daughter to become a prostitute. "I share an apartment with my friend, and try to avoid my mother. She's always asking for money," Hasmik said. My
Story as an AYF Intern in Armenia Sitting in on these therapy
sessions, I learned a lot about the difficult and stressful lives these
children led each and every day. These therapy sessions helped the children
express their emotions and deal with the pain and loss they have experienced
throughout their lives (and at such young ages). Many of them had lost at least one parent
or family member, and lived in extremely congested and filthy homes in the
poorest areas of Mount
Ararat and the Flute Player of Yerevan And, of course, the street
children of Orran Benevolent Non-Governmental Organization There are more than 14,000
children who do not attend school in the Grants To
Organizations - OSI Grant List 4/13/2001 CIVIL SOCIETY 005191UA5
NEW ARMENIA HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT CENTER - To work with street children in Yerevan 3 times a week,
to organize social-rehabilitation of 30 street children through organization
of various arts and craft training sessions according to their interests.
Human rights and civic education basics will be provided to the children by
the organization of the summer school. In the framework of the grant the
children's relations with schools and their families will be reestablished. Near East Foundation Annual Report 2004, Armenia: Street Children 48%of Armenians live below the poverty
line and many families are not able to adequately care for their
children. Street kids have many assets
to work with-street smarts, ambition, responsibility, and entrepreneurial
skills. STREET
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