Report Presented As Per Ombudsman's Directives On Street Children In Capital
Umer Jamshaid Published August 07, 2022 | 04:30 PM
ISLAMABAD, Aug 7 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th Aug, 2022 ) :A Task Force on Street Children approved by Wafaqi Mohtasib Secretariat presented its study report to the Federal Ombudsman for implementation.
Taking cognizance of the exploitation of children in terms of their involvement in labour and beggary, Federal Ombudsman Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi had directed a study titled "Inquiry into the Plight of Street Children in ICT � Challenges and Way Forward.
The research sets out priorities and gives evidence-based recommendations to the key stakeholders. The research was conducted by Syeda Viquar un Nisa Hashmi, Advisor Grievance Commissioner for Children and her team.
This is the first ever empirical study focusing on street children in ICT.
The Task Force conducted 506 in-depth interviews including 443 street children, 44 community members including parents of street children and 19 officials of LEAs and service providers.
The team devised a mechanism for the maximum utilization of the resources for the protection, welfare and development of street children.
The research revealed that child labour and beggary to some extent is an outcome of extreme poverty, homelessness abandonment of children, etc.
, and predominately a lucrative family business of some communities and begging rings.
The compelling factors for them to work beg include low income in 83 percent cases, followed by 90 percent illness and disability of parent(s) while in 1 percent case it was drug addiction of parent and guardian.
The team also reported that there is no Child Court in ICT and only one Model Police Station has a desk for children.
The report stated that street children were picked up by the police, dropped at Edhi Centre and CPI but these centers have no capacity to accommodate these street children therefore, they release them in the evening.
The report recommended a robust mechanism for the rescue and care of children in needs; registration of refugees on priority basis and basic facilities of health and to ensure education and health facilities regardless of their status.
The report also recommended training of Police and CPI officials to rescue street children. The Wafaqi Mohtasib Secretariat will hold a high level meeting shortly to implement these policy recommendations.
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