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Homeless Children begging in Saudi streets
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By Mariam Al Hakeem, Correspondent
Riyadh: Around 83,000 homeless Children are roaming the streets of Saudi Arabia, according to a recently released study.
The Children are believed to have been brought from neighbouring countries to work as Camel Jockeys and later were used for Selling low-priced goods, according to Dr Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Yousuf, Associate Professor of Sociology at the Riyadh-based Imam Mohammad Bin Saud Islamic University.
The researcher pointed out, in the study published in Riyadh, that some of others enter the kingdom illegally and most of them can be seen begging near traffic lights.
In 2005, the Yemeni Ministry of Social Affairs acknowledged that around 300 children were crossing the border every month.
Contrary to what is reported in the daily press, the study noted that 69% of street children in Riyadh are Saudis while 56.6% of them are females. Around 88% mothers of begging children are illiterate while 9 % have only primary education.
Begging with mothers
The results corroborated an earlier survey conducted by the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
An ILO study reported in 2002 that the majority of child beggars in Saudi Arabia are citizens, many of them girls with disabilities. They often beg accompanied by their mothers.
According to the study, 68 per cent of child vendors are non-Saudis aged between six and eight.
The main factor behind the growing phenomenon are economic, social and family ones. Many street children said their families couldn't afford their education costs.
The study noted that 60% of the children's fathers are married to another woman, while 50% of fathers are unemployed.
Orphanage and Domestic Violence and Abuse are among the factors for the increase of the phenomenon.
www.gulfnews.com
By Mariam Al Hakeem, Correspondent
Riyadh: Around 83,000 homeless Children are roaming the streets of Saudi Arabia, according to a recently released study.
The Children are believed to have been brought from neighbouring countries to work as Camel Jockeys and later were used for Selling low-priced goods, according to Dr Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Yousuf, Associate Professor of Sociology at the Riyadh-based Imam Mohammad Bin Saud Islamic University.
The researcher pointed out, in the study published in Riyadh, that some of others enter the kingdom illegally and most of them can be seen begging near traffic lights.
In 2005, the Yemeni Ministry of Social Affairs acknowledged that around 300 children were crossing the border every month.
Contrary to what is reported in the daily press, the study noted that 69% of street children in Riyadh are Saudis while 56.6% of them are females. Around 88% mothers of begging children are illiterate while 9 % have only primary education.
Begging with mothers
The results corroborated an earlier survey conducted by the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
An ILO study reported in 2002 that the majority of child beggars in Saudi Arabia are citizens, many of them girls with disabilities. They often beg accompanied by their mothers.
According to the study, 68 per cent of child vendors are non-Saudis aged between six and eight.
The main factor behind the growing phenomenon are economic, social and family ones. Many street children said their families couldn't afford their education costs.
The study noted that 60% of the children's fathers are married to another woman, while 50% of fathers are unemployed.
Orphanage and Domestic Violence and Abuse are among the factors for the increase of the phenomenon.
www.gulfnews.com