Nepal Child Labour And Street Children In Nepal

                Nepal-One of the poorest countries in the world (49% of the population living in absolute poverty) Estimated 40,000 street children in Nepal, of whom 4,500 are homeless. Although street children in Nepal are relatively few, it is a growing problem: there is great concern that the phenomenon will become unmanageable without immediate preventive action. More than 60% of street children belong to the Dalit untouchable community (compared with approx. 17% of the population as a whole). An estimated 46% of street children are illiterate. It has only been a decade since civil society has raised the issue of street children and child labour in Nepal.

                        There are 2.6 million children who work as child laborer. Among them, more than 5 thousand children are toiling on the street in many cities of Nepal, mainly in Kathmandu, Pokhara, Dharan, Biratnagar and Butwal. These street children pass their days collecting scraps and plastics thrown away by people and nights on the footpaths