Street children: from voiceless to vocal

The 2013 International Day for Street Children is just a few days away! This year we are demanding that the United Nations recognises the Day, so that street children and their champions have a louder voice. It may only be one day a year, but it helps us get closer to realising street children's rights. We want the whole...

Detailed research into street children allows a more thorough understanding of their needs and requirements so that the most appropriate programmes and interventions can be developed. In late 2011 CSC published a research report into street children which recommended the creation of an online hub that...

CSC has now published its major 2011 report 'State of the World's Street Children: Research', which finds that research into street children is fragmented and that, when available, is not being used adequately to inform interventions and government policies. It also finds that whilst street children are starting to be...

2011 has seen some major advancements in getting street children's rights, and voices, recognised at an international policy level. As well as the UN passing a resolution on street children in March, the first specifically on street children in 17 years, CSC has commissioned a study which brings...

On 9th March the United Nations Human Rights Council dedicated a day to discussing street children’s rights. CSC played a leading role in the preparations, organisation and development of the day and surrounding events, by coordinating NGO responses and sitting on the UN steering Committee. This was the...

The Consortium for Street Children is currently advocating for the rights of street children at national and international levels by engaging with key political organisation within the UK and Russia, and the United Nations. The CSC is co-ordinating the UN Human Rights Council discussion day focused on Street Children,...

2010 has been an excellent year for CSC – we have helped children become more actively involved in child protection so that they can help keep themselves and others safe; helped the first Street Child World Cup become a huge success in raising awareness on street children; supported a mentoring scheme between children...