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Street children. Gavroche, a fictional character in the historical novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, is inspired by the street children who existed in France in the 19th century. Multiethnic group of "street gamins" in Istanbul (then known in English as Constantinople), 1921.
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.
Explainer. This page tells how children may become street children and what that means for their lives. They miss out on their right to education and are vulnerable to exploitation. Because their situations can be complex, specific approaches and solutions are needed to help them get into learning. Close.
We create powerful links between organisations, activists and policy makers around the world who are addressing the needs and rights of street children, providing advocacy, capacity building, shared learning and research. Learn more about what we do.
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.
Children across the world are left homeless and forced onto the streets to fend for themselves due to numerous reasons, primarily poverty, war, previous violence and abuse, exploitation, and desperation. Once on the streets, children can become further trapped in new and repeated cycles of poverty, crime, maltreatment, and neglect.
Street Child is one of the world’s fastest-growing international children’s charities, established in 2008. Street Child works to ensure children are safe, in school and learning even, and especially, in low resource environments and emergencies.
