Refining the Street Children with Education

Abstract

Street Children are known in the developed world for several decades but in Pakistan this term has recently become familiar to people when the street children of Pakistan exhibited a flying-color performance in football competitions held among teams comprising of street children from various countries. The media prominently highlighted the achievement of the Pakistani street children who were presented some awards by the provincial government of Sindh while appreciated throughout the country. For the entire society, the achievement of these children is a significant message that despite their homelessness or alienation from the common family set up, they bear lot of potentials like any other children of the society, they have the willingness and strength to rise and improve. Keeping aside the excepted above street children who won competition, it is observable that street children, particularly of the developing countries including Pakistan, have to live a very tough life posed to multiple threats like health, physical assault and violence etc. This deeply deplorable condition can be improved with the help of education. Education of the street children can transform them into useful and responsible citizens and members of the society by way of developing among them awareness about their role in the society, their basic human rights and responsibilities, self-respect and respect for others.