An Analysis of Problems Faced by the Street Children at Lahore

The fundamental objective of the research is to shed light the problems of street children which they are facing in their street life. The study is conducted in the city of Lahore which is famous for serial killing of street children in the past. The field based, exploratory type of study uses both qualitative and quantitative methods of research and weighted from data collected. Observation and a structured interview schedule were used as a tool for data collection from the field. Different statistical techniques and scientific hypotheses were used for the purpose of interpretation of the results. The results of the research depicts the miserable condition of street children through high lighting their major problems of harassment, accommodation problem, physical torture, humiliating behavior and sexual abuse. Present research also indicate that majority of the street children were living at hired room while some of them were living at public places i.e., shrine, parks, graveyard and bus stop waiting rooms. The research also depicts that majority of the street children had future plans which indicate that were not satisfied with their current life and wanted to go back to their homes. The research reveals the dire need of initiating such programmes with the cooperation and combination of public and private organization which directly addresses to the root causes of the street children phenomenon.