Driven from their rural homes by family problems and lack of opportunity, more and more children are making for Addis Ababa. Each night, hundreds of homeless children come looking for a place to sleep, sometimes two to a mattress. “It’s a better place for the boys.”Street children, especially young boys, have been increasingly visible in Addis Ababa in recent years. One recent survey found that almost half the street children sampled were living with step-parents because their biological parents had died, divorced or separated. Among the street children Tatek has studied since 2005, not one has gone back permanently.

Source: Ethiopian News January 07, 2019 09:00 UTC