Adoption of 759 street children and children in welfare

Welfare Directorate of Yazd province said 759 street children and children were admitted to the welfare centers from 92 to the end of the year, of which 514 children were employed at the street children's day and 245 children's day care centers for children and families. .
Dr. Jalil Efati said in a statement to the organization about the organization of street children and children in the year 97 that 169 were organized last year, including 87 children at the day center and 82 children at the daily children's day service center.
He stated that 85 percent of children admitted to the country in 97 were citizens, and 25 percent of the children also had no boarding passes.
The Yazd Welfare Directorate, referring to the age of the children, said: The age group of the children is between 6 and 17 years old.
He said the number of girls admitted to the street children's day center was 32 in the age group of 8 to 13 years.
Dr. Efati mentioned the empowerment of children and their families with regard to the needs of children as an important goal of welfare in the organization of street children and said: pay for school fees, housing allowance, improvement of nutrition and clothing and the cost of treatment for children and families They are among the other goals that the welfare of children and street children is pursuing.
The official said that the organization of work and street children started in Yazd province in 82 years ago. He said: "The 82-year-old children's day work and street children's center started their activities with the provision of specialized child care and services to the children in the public sector. Since 2010, this activity has been entrusted to charity and nonprofit organizations.
He added: "Since 1995, two day-care centers for teaching children and the Yazd nursing home and the day-night center of the rain-fed center have been providing specialized services."
Referring to the challenges facing well-being in organizing street and street children, the official said, street children of the Welfare Organization of the country, street children of foreign nationals can be accepted at welfare centers if they have a residence card. Otherwise, within 24 hours Refer to the Office of Foreigners.
He emphasized that 90 percent of the children admitted to the welfare state lacked a residence card, adding that while the Citizens' Bureau is not in possession of a directive or directive for the admission of children under the age of 18 years, it does not accept admission of the children. .
Directorate General for the Welfare of Yazd Province, Lack of Provincial and Country Accounts to Children Without Identity Card, Displacement of Children Without Early Childhood in the streets and roads and the begging of these children due to the expulsion of their parents and guardians from the country, high medical expenses And the lack of medical insurance due to lack of access to the illness, as well as the lack of follow-up of children by their families and the development of chronic diseases and disabilities, cited other challenges for well-being in the organization of street children.


Register Date :2019-4-17


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