Street Action - Committed to street children through action and partnership

As the children of Soweto inspired a generation to rise up against apartheid South Africa, we are supporting our partners across Africa in giving children freedom from a life on the streets and the choice of a better future.

Our partner Umthombo Street Children www.umthombo.org in Durban, South Africa has published a statement leading up to this year’s day.

“It is important that the International Day of the African Child focuses on street children this year. Street children are a marginalised group within the development sector and indeed I sometimes wonder whether they are the "orphaned" part of the response around orphans and vulnerable children! However there are new and creative models that are challenging the way that society perceives and responds to street children and these must be given space and support to develop and to educate us!”

Tom Hewitt MBE, CEO and co-founder of Umthombo Street Children. Durban, South Africa

Street Action is using the day to highlight the work of our partners in Burundi, Kenya and South Africa. How can you support the day?

• Join our Facebook group (Street Action) or follow us on Twitter (@streetaction) and encourage your friends, family and colleagues to do the same.
• Make a donation, ideally on a regular basis. You can do that at www.justgiving.com/streetaction/donate,
• Put a link to Street Action on your Facebook page to highlight the work we do through our partner’s.
• Re-tweet Street Action (@streetaction) tweets and our partners tweets Umthombo (@umthombodurban), New Generation (@NewGenerationBu) and Action for Children in Conflict (@AfCiC) on the 16 June

Please download the joint statement by many of the UK's leading street children organisations.

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