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

Janine Hunter; Lorraine van Blerk; Wayne Shand

doi:https://doi.org/10.20933/100001145

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

Janine Hunter, Lorraine van Blerk, Wayne Shand

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Abstract

Street children and youth engage in a rich variety of play activities across the three cities, which change as they grow into young adulthood. Youth in the three cities shared some common play experiences; with differences around how girls and boys play, and the range of activities they engage in. Play is a key coping strategy, essential for emotional wellbeing and in building social relations with friends and the wider community. Challenges included finding time for play around meeting daily needs, finding space for play due to commercial ownership of land; and aggressive policing from security officials and local leaders who discourage the visible presence of street children and youth.

Original language	English
Type	Briefing Paper
Media of output	Online
Publisher	University of Dundee
Number of pages	4
Place of Publication	United Kingdom
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.20933/100001145
Publication status	Published - Aug 2017

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Name	Growing up on the Streets: Briefing Papers
Publisher	StreetInvest
No.	10

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