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FEATURED ARTICLES *** UN Integrated Regional Information Networks IRIN PlusNews, www.plusnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=73199 [accessed 13 April 2011] Sexual violence is also prevalent,
as people living on the streets of Travel Warnings And Warden Messages www.usembassy.gov/burundi-pub/burundi/WM_street_safety.html [Last access date unavailable] On August 6, 2004, an American
citizen was harassed by a group of street children. While exiting a
vehicle, a group of street children attempted to enter the American citizen’s
vehicle. The American citizen reported that the children pounded on the
vehicle and were able to open a passenger-side door. The American
citizen escaped without injury. All U.S. Government personnel and
American citizens are advised to exercise caution while traveling on foot on
either side of Boulevard de l'UPRONA, from the
intersection of Avenue du Congo to the intersection
of Chaussee du Peuple Murundi, and in the
vicinity of Place de l'Independence. ***
ARCHIVES *** UNICEF – www.unicef.org/infobycountry/burundi.html [accessed 13 April 2011] Human Rights Reports » 2005
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61557.htm [accessed 25 January 2011] CHILDREN - According to a survey carried
out in the beginning of the year and the director of Maison
Shalom, at least 230 thousand children were HIV/AIDS orphans (had lost one or
both parents to HIV/AIDS). The ongoing conflict and increasing prevalence of
HIV/AIDS has increased the number of orphans, which has resulted in an
increase in the number of street children. The total number of orphans in the
country, including children who were orphaned by causes other than HIV/AIDS,
was more than 970 thousand, according to the survey cited by UNICEF.
According to the Ministry for National Solidarity, Human Rights, and Gender,
there were approximately five thousand street children in the country by
year's end. During the year there were reports that police periodically
rounded up hundreds of street children and took them to a shelter in the Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of
the Child (CRC) UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 6 October 2000 www1.umn.edu/humanrts/crc/burundi2000.html [accessed 25 January 2011] [69] The Committee is concerned at
the situation of children living and working on the streets and children
living on their own and without proper housing in the hills. The Committee is
concerned, inter alia, about the poor access of
such children to health, education and other services, about reports that the
number of children living or working on the streets is continuing to
increase, and about the particular vulnerability of girls in these
situations. UN Integrated Regional Information Networks IRIN, www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=78646 [accessed 13 April 2011] UN Integrated Regional Information Networks IRIN PlusNews, www.plusnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=73199 [accessed 13 April 2011] Sexual violence is also prevalent,
as people living on the streets of Drumming up pride among post-war Olalekan Ajia,
United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF, www.unicef.org/infobycountry/burundi_39331.html [accessed 13 April 2011] The war in Yves Habonimana, 25: "My
legs were sore, my whole body swollen" UN Integrated Regional Information Networks IRIN, www.irinnews.org/HOVReport.aspx?ReportId=70934 [accessed 13 April 2011] "When my mother died, I was
six. I had no one else to take care of me. My father was still alive then,
but he just didn't care. I decided to leave home. I followed other children
on the streets. We would scavenge or beg for food and sleep on cartons at the
independence square or in the stadium. "Some days we have nothing to
eat. Children are then forced to steal to avoid starvation. Just to forget
the misery temporarily, I used to take drugs, alcohol or whatever stuff that
would intoxicate me and make me sleep. I have now given that up. Information About Street Children - This report is taken from “A Civil Society Forum for
Francophone Africa on Promoting and Protecting the Rights of Street
Children”, 2-5 June 2004, At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 21 September 2011] Action
taken by the Government of ·
Established two vocational training centers for street children ·
Developed a National Plan of Action for the training and reinsertion
of street children ·
Established an inter-ministerial committee specially responsible for
facilitating the reinsertion / reunification of street children Past Programs: Econ. Dev. [access information unavailable] New Call For Free Child Education UN Integrated Regional Information Networks IRIN, www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportID=55221 [accessed 13 April 2011] 38 % of Burundian children attend
schools, according to UNICEF. Many
parents cannot afford to pay the fees at public school, plus uniforms, books
and equipment. A survey carried out in
2003 reported that 640,000 children in UN Integrated Regional Information Networks IRIN, www.cyc-net.org/features/ft-burundistreetsl.html [accessed 13 April 2011] Ndikumana said such organizations failed to
provide the requisite care because they did not bother to tackle the root
causes of the street-child phenomenon.
As a possible corrective measure, he said, these organizations should
encourage income-generating activities in rural areas. Travel Warnings And Warden Messages www.usembassy.gov/burundi-pub/burundi/WM_street_safety.html [Last access date unavailable] On August 6, 2004, an American citizen
was harassed by a group of street children. While exiting a vehicle, a
group of street children attempted to enter the American citizen’s
vehicle. The American citizen reported that the children pounded on the
vehicle and were able to open a passenger-side door. The American
citizen escaped without injury. All U.S. Government personnel and
American citizens are advised to exercise caution while traveling on foot on
either side of Boulevard de l'UPRONA, from the
intersection of Avenue du Congo to the intersection
of Chaussee du Peuple Murundi, and in the
vicinity of Place de l'Independence. UN Integrated Regional Information Networks IRIN PlusNews, www.aegis.com/news/irin/2005/IR050207.html [accessed 13 April 2011] Amani House is a branch of Maison Shalom. It
houses orphans and street children who have been wandering in Protecting
the Vulnerable Rupert Cook, Deutsche Welle DW-WORLD.DE,
01.09.2007 www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,1564,1105354,00.html [accessed 13 April 2011] GETTING CHILDREN OFF THE STREETS - For hundreds of thousands of
children, safe houses such as those provided by Maison
Shalom remain a far-off dream. For
many, their only home is the streets of Watchlist Country Report on Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict www.watchlist.org/reports/files/burundi.report.php [accessed 13 April 2011] STREET AND UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN - Orphaned and separated children
are exposed to a range of abuses and rights violations, including police
violence, arbitrary arrest, and general insecurity. They often live in
abysmal conditions, sleeping outdoors, begging on the streets, and suffering
from malnutrition and violence. Some unaccompanied and separated
children may be victims of abuse and exploitation at the hands of their
foster families, even extended family members. Those living in
orphanages frequently face even more severe problems. Enrolling
Street Children In School - 2004-09-27 portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=34553&URL_DO=DO_PRINTPAGE&URL_SECTION=201.html [accessed 13 April 2011] 1500 street children around the
country were enrolled in primary schools, thanks to the UNESCO program
“Education for Street Children”. Humanitarian Activities UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 21 September 2011] 3 NGO REHABILITATES 40+ STREET
CHILDREN - National
NGO Oeuvre pour la protection et le developpement
des enfants en difficulte
(OPDE) announced it had rehabilitated more than 40 over-school-aged
street children through a one-year training in
handicrafts. School-aged children were enrolled in the formal education
system. Children & War International Anglican Family Network IAFN At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 21 September 2011] Generally, children are consumers
and not producers. This is no more the case in Burundi. The majority of children
– and especially orphans – have given up schools and found jobs to survive.
Some are householders; others carry more luggage than they weigh themselves.
What they get in return is not enough to cover their needs. The consequence
is the increasing rate of child mortality, with children doomed to
malnutrition, lack of health care, and shelter. Abandoned Children [PDF] International Anglican Family Network IAFN Newsletter,
2003 iafn.anglicancommunion.org/newsletters/2003/christmas/112.pdf [accessed 13 April 2011] [Page 5 Some of the parents used to be
street children themselves and are sending their children on to the streets
as a source of income. Other children
are sent out when they don’t have classes, either in the mornings or in the
afternoon, so that their families can make ends meet. For all these children,
urgent action is lly needed so that they don’t
leave school and become street children. All material used herein
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