Friendship on the Streets: Street Children and Youth in Three African Cities

Janine Hunter; Lorraine van Blerk; Wayne Shand

doi:https://doi.org/10.20933/100001148

Friendship on the Streets: Street Children and Youth in Three African Cities

Janine Hunter (Lead / Corresponding author), Lorraine van Blerk, Wayne Shand

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Abstract

•The absence of family and other stable adult relationships increases the importance of friendships as a way to cope with the difficulties of life on the street.
•Friends are a source of protection, knowledge, comfort and practical support, which enable children and youth to meet their basic needs and to respond to the problems they experience.
•Friendships can falter or become exploitative where young people are competing for money, food or sexual relationships.
•Relationships change as young people get older and they take on other responsibilities, such as caring for children.

Original language	English
Type	Briefing Paper
Media of output	Online
Publisher	University of Dundee
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.20933/100001148
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2018

Publication series

Name	Growing up on the Streets: Briefing Papers
Publisher	StreetInvest
No.	13

Keywords

street children/youth
FRIENDSHIP NETWORKS
resilience

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