Comparing Street Children in Sub-Saharan African Countries (Ghana and Nigeria) and the West

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Author(s): Kaviya Shankar (Prairie View A&M University, USA)
Copyright: 2026
Pages: 16
Source title: Juvenile Justice in African and Western Criminal Justice Systems
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Simeon Peter Sungi (United States International University-Africa, Kenya)and Henry K. Murigi (Pan-African Christian University, Kenya)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-9343-4.ch006

Keywords: Criminal Science & Corrections / General Law / Information Science Reference / Security & Forensics

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Street children are a common and alarming issue in most developing countries, particularly Sub-Saharan Africa. According to UNICEF (2021), there are around 30 million street children on the continent due to the deterioration of incomes and livelihoods, the impact of rising family poverty, malnutrition, and restricted access to essential health services. These conditions force children to depend on scrounging for food and money on the streets, sleeping in vacant buildings, abandoned basements, and sometimes open air. Western African countries like Ghana and Nigeria are not exceptions in dealing with street children. Both countries are relatively developed and have a significantly large population of street children. This study emphasizes the general aspects of street children in Ghana and Nigeria, including the background, contemporary issues, governmental reactions, and approaches. The chapter will also examine the strengths and limitations of Ghana and Nigeria's methods of dealing with street children, a comparison with Western perspectives.

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