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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Sudan<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>By Peter Deng,\u00a0<\/b>\u2014 It\u2019s sunny and windy in South Sudan and street children\u2019s lives is punctuated by the hot temperatures and the noise of cars above their heads. Children are really suffering in South Sudan; they spend day and night on the street. They polish shoes and wash cars for their daily survival. They spend their nights sleeping in the commercial centers, in the shop verandas, bushes and on the other open spaces. Street children are misused by exploiters. They\u2019re abused making them stress and traumatized.<\/p>\n

There\u2019re thousands of street children in Juba city and across South Sudan; many children who lost their parents during the civil war of 2013 are suffering in the street. They decided to be in the street because of the hardships; Furthermore, in Juba; some families can\u2019t afford to put food on the table and to pay the school fees for their children. And Speaking to one of the street boys in Gudele, Wani James, he stated that \u201cthere is no food at home, mother can\u2019t afford to medicate siblings and I, we\u2019re willing to go to school but there are no school fees,\u201d he stressed!<\/p>\n

Additionally, street Children are just like other children across South Sudan who\u2019re traumatized, neglected, physically and mentally abused and exploited. They can be helped and given a future away from the street If we can join hands together and build rehabilitation and vocational centers to teach them more skills for better transformation. The children I\u2019m talking about can be transform and they\u2019re teachable. They can be future leaders and technocrats of this nation. Many Street Children do exhibit behavioral problems, aggression and substance abuse issues, but these are their coping mechanisms of psychological pain because they\u2019re always traumatized, abandoned, orphaned, chronically neglected, physically, sexually and mentally abused and they\u2019re in most cases exploited by others to beg for commercial advantages.<\/p>\n

Moreover, why should some people reject them and they rely on the public support? It is through begging, collecting bottles and carrying bags in the markets as well as stealing of foods and other belongings that they survive. One child spoke to me approvingly, \u201cthere\u2019re those ones who\u2019re kind, they give when they\u2019re being asked or begged.\u201d He said; So, I kindly appeal to philanthropists, well-wishers and general public to help them in whatever way possible.<\/p>\n

I like the feeling of street children toward one another, they love themselves, sleep together and struggle for food together. Just look at that spirit, what if they\u2019re help? In addition, they children who left their families are too young to take care of themselves. I meet two street boys at the roundabout of Juba University, they were helping a blind man to crossed the road, when I asked after they\u2019ve successfully helped him crossed the busy road why they helped him? One of them responded; \u201cwe\u2019re looking for a blessing from God so that we can be blessed and helped by God to change our current status.\u201d He spoke.<\/p>\n

Additionally, every street child would always want to go back to his\/her family, but unfortunately; they can\u2019t due to the situations back at home or because of vulnerability. they are being exploited and used by others as laborers in places like Konyokonyo, Custom, Jebel Market and many other residential areas in Juba.<\/p>\n

However, the street children\u2019s lives are difficult to understand and would be define narrowly if one has not done a research to fully understand their hardships. Street children always think that they\u2019re groups who\u2019ve no value in the society and know nothing about their rights and liberties. To delete this mentality on their minds; we need to help them and change their lives in the country.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, street children are part and parcel of this nation, as shown by one child who help the blind man crossing the road, they\u2019ve dreams and goals and we need to help them. it\u2019s just due to the hardships of life in the country that force them to the streets. Their parents can\u2019t afford to feed, medicate and pay school fees for them. The children who live on the streets can\u2019t make it in life on their own without your hand and mine. Also, I\u2019m imagining, if well-off families just take one kid each from the street to take care of him\/her like their own child. Then, it\u2019ll be a great achievement for the country.<\/p>\n

It\u2019ll help transform the lives of street children entirely in South Sudan. Additionally, I\u2019m thinking that after I marry, I\u2019d love to raise some street children with my off springs in order to keep them away from hardships and exploitation in the street. Moreover, one of the kids who used to live in the street before STREET CHILDREN MINISTRY helped him in Hai-Thoura residential area in Juba, told me, \u201cIt is food and drugs only, this is all you think about, not school or girls\u201d. He spoke.<\/p>\n

Finally, I\u2019m writing from the bottom of my heart and out of humanity. If I had adequate resources; I\u2019d have build free schools for the vulnerable street children to restore their hope and give them a bright future in South Sudan. So, let join our hands together to help the street children across South Sudan. We\u2019re the solution to the challenges facing them. Kindly, let help them in whatever way we can in our country.<\/p>\n

The author is the Admin & Finance Manager at Street Children Ministry and a graduate of Upper Nile University (Public Administration Practitioner) and can be reach by his Email:dengpeter015@gmail.com,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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