This report discusses the
challenges that confront Plan and other child-focused organisations as
they seek to assist those children whose rights are most violated and
who are living in some of the poorest and most difficult situations in
the world.
Organisations have mainly
worked with these children according to different categories, such as
street children, children in conflict with the law and children in the
worst forms of child labour. However, many children have multiple
problems and belong to more than one category or move between
categories over time. Many of the root causes and factors that impact
on the lives of these children are similar. There is therefore the need
to develop a more holistic approach, particularly in terms of
prevention.
This report proposes a
framework that can help staff think about working with these groups of
children from an integrated child centred and rights based development
perspective.