There are over 100 million street kids world wide. They are boys and girls living in rich and poor countries. Poverty and global issues such as war, AIDS and political instability have led these youth to be orphaned, abused and forced them to the street to become income earners.

youth rights.

Advocating for the rights of marginalized young people is at the core of everything Street Kids International does. Through our work, we challenge government officials and policy makers, collaborate with national networks to lobby for youth rights, and ensure the issues confronting youth are heard in the international sphere.

Asserting their rights means different things for youth: for some, this means meeting their basic needs; for others, the chance to go to school; for still others, it means reconnecting with their family. Street Kids International works to give kids everywhere a chance.

Our work over the years has resulted in the production of a number of valuable resources on issues affecting street youth. Please feel free to reference them in your research and pass them on to others.

resources:
	november 2006	Bindu Dhaliwal interviews Lena Vinogradova	the rights of street youth in the former Soviet Union Street Talk learning event
	June 2003	Caroline Nolan, Scarlett	Seeing the Children: Rosemary McCarney
	2005	Peter Dalglish Globe and Mail	The open wounds of Shangri-La
			convention on the rights of the child
	2004	Street Kids International	IFEJANT: advocating for street kids rights
	april 2004	Meredith Lee	A Day in the Life: Johannesburg, South Africa