International Day for Street Children — Kit for

International Day for Street Children - Kit for 5 -7 years Dwelling Places UK The ARK Card & Gift Shop, 1484 Paisley Road West, Glasgow, G 52 1 SP admin@dwellingplaces. org. uk 0141 882 2662 www. dwellingplaces. org

Welcome to Dwelling Places is a charity in Africa. We are in the UK Dwelling Places is in Africa is very big. It is very hot too. Here are photos from Africa:

Welcome to Dwelling Places Here are photos from Africa: Dancing City Fruit River

Welcome to Dwelling Places is run by a lady called Rita. Dwelling Places helps children and families who are sad. The children and families are sad because they do not have a house or food.

Welcome to Dwelling Places This photo shows how Dwelling Places helps the children. What can you see in the photo? Dwelling Places: ü Finds the children that do not have a home, and lets them live in Dwelling Places’ home

Welcome to Dwelling Places This photo shows how Dwelling Places helps the children. What can you see in the photo? Dwelling Places: ü Teaches the children to sleep in a bed and brush their teeth ü Sends the children to school

Welcome to Dwelling Places This photo shows how Dwelling Places helps the children. What can you see in the photo? Dwelling Places: ü Helps the children’s families

Welcome to Dwelling Places This photo shows how Dwelling Places helps the children. What can you see in the photo? Dwelling Places: ü Helps the children find a nice house with their families

Street Children. . . A child who has no home. What is a street child? The child lives on the streets instead. There are lots of reasons, for example, • One or both of their parents may not be well • One or both parents may have died Why do children live on the streets? • Their parents or family may not look after them well • They may be very poor and have no money and no house • People in the area they come from may be fighting each other and it’s not safe • There may be no food or water where they live

• Some live on their own Do the children live on their own or with people? • Some find friends to live with • Some live with family, like brothers, sisters or cousins • Some live with their parents Where do the children sleep at night? They find a place to sleep at night time, for example, • Up a tree • In a shop doorway

How do the children feel? Who helps the children? They are sad. Sometimes they get, • Hungry • Hurt • Unwell • Lonely There are nice, friendly people who help the children, like Rita. There are charities too, like Dwelling Places.