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Reducing Streetism: A Neglected Cause of Social Anxiety and Delinquency in Adama City

This document outlines a plan to address the problem of streetism among children in Adama City through a media advocacy intervention. It describes streetism as children living or working on the streets, notes there are over 2000 street children currently, and lists causes like poverty, drought, and family issues. The goals are to raise awareness of the causes and scope of streetism and strengthen protections for children. Data will be collected through observation, focus groups and interviews to design media materials. A listener group will provide feedback and the media plan will be broadcast through outlets to further advocacy efforts aimed at addressing this social issue.

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Reducing Streetism: A Neglected Cause of Social Anxiety and Delinquency in Adama City

This document outlines a plan to address the problem of streetism among children in Adama City through a media advocacy intervention. It describes streetism as children living or working on the streets, notes there are over 2000 street children currently, and lists causes like poverty, drought, and family issues. The goals are to raise awareness of the causes and scope of streetism and strengthen protections for children. Data will be collected through observation, focus groups and interviews to design media materials. A listener group will provide feedback and the media plan will be broadcast through outlets to further advocacy efforts aimed at addressing this social issue.

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Reducing Streetism: A neglected cause

of social anxiety and delinquency in


Adama City
Outlines

▪ Background
▪ Description of the Problem
▪ Causes of the problem
▪ The rational
▪ The Goals
▪ Intended outcomes
▪ The social psychological theories
▪ Data Gathering Tools
▪ The intervention
▪ Strategies
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Street children-Adama

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Scavenging on leftover food

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Sleeping in the street

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Sniffing glue

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Streetism
“living on the streets or being of
the streets”

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Description of the Problem

“There is no issue more


unifying, more urgent or more
universal than the welfare of our
children. There is no issue more
important. ” Kofi Anan

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Continued…

Street children are increasing at an alarming rate in


Adama city.
There are more than 2000 street dwellers by now
(OLSA)
Internal displacements caused by conflicts, droughts
and persistent challenges or socioeconomic problems.

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Causes for the Problem

▪ Ecological (contextual) ▪ Personal factors:


factors:
▪ Quest for autonomy
▪ Covid 19 pandemic
▪ Perceived attractiveness of
▪ Draught
streetism
▪ Poverty
▪ Seeking income
▪ Grasshopper Infestation
▪ Civil war/unrest
▪ Parental guidance

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Effect

▪ Begging
▪ Stealing
▪ Car washing
▪ Sexual abuse
▪ Prostitution
▪ Labor exploitation *
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…Effects
Social anxiety

Delinquencies streetism Invisibility

Vulnerability

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The Rational for the
intervention

The life and health of street


children is becoming a global
concern.
Tens of millions of children live
or work on the streets of the
world’s towns and cities (CSC,
2019)

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Goals: Long Term

▪ Bringing to attention that poverty, famine, and violence in the


family are leading causes of streetism.
▪ Raising awareness that familial breakdown, parental rejection,
physical abuse, discrimination and social exclusion, lead to
streetism
▪ Bringing into focus that children may migrate to the streets
due to sexual and emotional abuse, HIV/AIDS, being forced
into criminal activities, mental health issues, and substance
abuse,
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Goals: Short Term

▪ Conducting media advocacy with the active


contribution of the street children themselves,
▪ Addressing all stakeholders (community leaders,
GOs, NGOs) during media advocacy that streetism
is a pressing issue that demands a concerted effort.

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Intended Outcomes

▪ Raised awareness on the scope of streetism,


▪ Strong child right protection,
▪ Sustainable human development,
▪ Enhanced cares rendered to children living with
HIV/AIDS
▪ Unconditional protection and support for street
children,
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Social Psychological Theories
employed for the intervention

▪ Community Psychology
▪ Interdependence Theory
▪ Role Theory
▪ Learning Theory
▪ Attachment Theory

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Strategies devised for the
intervention

▪ Change
▪ Creating or crafting
▪ Motivate

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Data tools

▪ Observation
▪ FGD
▪ Interview

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Group listening

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Intervention: Media Advocacy

▪ Media plan based on collected data


▪ Format
▪ Evaluation by listener group
▪ Broadcasting (PSA, news, Phone-in)
▪ Participants
▪ Feedback

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Intervention Process

Listener Group
 Format Priming
 Observation
 Participants Promoting
 FGD
Broadcasting
Feedback

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Impact

Use big image

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Feedback

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THANKS!

Any questions?

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