Although it is difficult to gather reliable data , current UNICEF statistics estimate that as many as 34 per cent of Nepalese children are abandoned by their natural parents each year , and currently around 5,000 children are living / working in the streets of Nepal . For these children their future is bleak , and UNICEF has categorised ( based on recorded data ) these children into three types :
Street Living : Children who sleep in public spaces without their family . They work , live and sleep in the streets , often lacking any contact with their families . These children are at the highest risk of murder , constant abuse , human trafficking and inhumane treatment .
Street Working : Children who spend most of their time working in the streets and markets of cities , but may or may not return home on a regular basis .
Street Family : Children who live on the streets with their families . Some street children spend so many years on the street that they start families and bring up the next generation on the street as well .
Charu feels that education is the key , during her professional tenure she constantly strived to give each child in her school the gift of hope through education . A recent UNESCO report states that only 7 out of 10 children in Nepal enrolled in grade
Charu Chand Thakur
At Eco Home , the focus is not on fostering or securing an adoption for the children , but more to provide family values , a sense of support , a bright future and pride in being Nepalese .
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