Growing Smart: Children on the Streets of Our Cities

Synopsis: Looks at the problem of urban street children. Follows some of the 40,000 children living in gangs in Nairobi, Kenya, and a number of projects by non-governmental organisations aimed at helping them. Argues that such help needs to be coordinated and organised if the children are to benefit.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 12 min.
Year of production: 1997
Availability: Sale; 2000 sale: US$25.00 (VHS PAL)
Subjects: Development studies
Keywords: Africa; child welfare; Kenya; street children; urban development

Name: United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat)
Email: videos@unchs.org
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Phone: +254 2 7621 234
Fax: +254 2 7624 266
Address: PO Box 30030
GPO
Nairobi
00100
Kenya

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