niruzz
28-03-08, 06:25 AM
:bangbang::bangbang:::Child gangs
Child gangs are the result of the breakdown of the family structure in Somalia or the world.conflict society, the traditional family structure in Somalia has suffered as a result of war and the exodus to the refugee camps.
Parents try to keep their children out of gun-school
"These children have known more violence than anything else in their lives - their fathers have been killed, they have joined the militia, they have quit school, they deal in qat [Catha edulis], they are the children of mothers who are forced to be the family breadwinner
Often working women have to discontinue their daughters' education so that the girls can take on household responsibilities. Poverty, parental absence, and exposure to violence and trauma have been critical causes in the formation of the gangs - which often include children as young as 10, as well as young teenagers. "These gangs are very feared, and have declared some parts of the town they extort money, and rape girls .there is urgent need for the children to be rehabilitated, educated and given opportunities to earn a living
But at present, there are no rehabilitation opportunities for such children - no social workers, juvenile courts or institutional care. that delinquent or violent children were taken to the adult prisons, where they were likely to be abused. "They are the victims of sexual, mental and physical abuse. they literally pull the older men off the children at night when they hear them screaming.
Child gangs are the result of the breakdown of the family structure in Somalia or the world.conflict society, the traditional family structure in Somalia has suffered as a result of war and the exodus to the refugee camps.
Parents try to keep their children out of gun-school
"These children have known more violence than anything else in their lives - their fathers have been killed, they have joined the militia, they have quit school, they deal in qat [Catha edulis], they are the children of mothers who are forced to be the family breadwinner
Often working women have to discontinue their daughters' education so that the girls can take on household responsibilities. Poverty, parental absence, and exposure to violence and trauma have been critical causes in the formation of the gangs - which often include children as young as 10, as well as young teenagers. "These gangs are very feared, and have declared some parts of the town they extort money, and rape girls .there is urgent need for the children to be rehabilitated, educated and given opportunities to earn a living
But at present, there are no rehabilitation opportunities for such children - no social workers, juvenile courts or institutional care. that delinquent or violent children were taken to the adult prisons, where they were likely to be abused. "They are the victims of sexual, mental and physical abuse. they literally pull the older men off the children at night when they hear them screaming.