EveryChild
4 Bath Place
Rivington Street
London
EC2A 3DR
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Who are separated children?
Children at risk of separation may have parents who are still are alive, but are unable or unwilling to care for them. When every day is a struggle for food, shelter or warmth, harsh social and economic conditions can force a parent to place their child in an institution (to be cared for by the state), send their child out to work or leave them to fend for themselves on the street. With no support or social safety net, desperate families fighting to survive have little choice.
We focus our efforts on children who are, or risk being, separated from their families, including:
- Children living in institutional care, and those at risk of being placed in institutional care
- Children living and working on the streets, including those who are in or likely to come into conflict with the law
- Child workers, particularly those who are exploited in domestic labour
- Trafficked children, including commercially sexually exploited children
Within these categories are high-risk groups:
- Children with disabilities
- Children affected and infected by HIV/AIDS
- Children who suffer, or are at risk of, violence or emotional, physical or sexual abuse
- Girls
- Children from ethnic minorities
- Children from 'lower-caste' groups