Starting the Project (Sept - Oct '05)

"According to 2004 estimates, there were between

250,000 and 300,000 street children in Kenya with more

than 60,000 of the children living in Nairobi alone" 

This campaign seeks to foster discussion and begin

implementation of initiatives aimed at protecting the

human rights of street children within the Kenyan

juvenile justice system.
 

Partner/Affiliate organizations: 

The International Leadership Institute

www.internationalleadership.org/archives.htm 

Kids Home International

www.kidshomeinternational.org/

Targeted Interviews

The campaign will conduct interviews in Nakuru, Nyeri,

Garissa, Eldoret and Kakamega involving professionals,

judicial officials, religious leaders, community

leaders and other individuals working in childd

protection initiatives to identify and discuss key

obstacles to the implementation of international human

rights standards for street children in the Kenyan

juvenile justice system.

Seminars

The campaign will also organize seminars on street

children in Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu.

Resource Center

The campaign plans to start a resource center to cater

for street children in Nairobi.