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where we do whatever is right to us. We need clean place who will clean for us? We need clean food but if plates are not clean how do eat clean food? Just that some of us are not okay to wash and clean. But must do that otherwise will become dirty as in the streets. Then what will be the different? (translated). Participants further said that shelters should not allow girl/boy friends visit. If they come where will others sleep? We have dormitories here and beds together, how will some sleep with girtlboyfriends on top of my bed? We think that the best thing shelters can do is to allow those who want to see their girl/boyfriends time and day every week to go as long as they come back if they want, but if they do not want to come back then others can take their place (translated). Participants reached some consensus on the issues of absconders and bullying. They argued that absconders make life in the shelters a laughing matter. One participant summarised their opinions and said: When one absconds and goes to live and/or work again on the streets other comrades want to know how we live here. One cannot refuse to talk and when they here the laugh at us. Then absconders come with money, some drugs, and are high. They make everyone jealous, and every body want to go into the street to make some money and meet old friends, but when they absconds they miss too much learning and other activities. We feel sorry when they come back and are sick (translated). On the issue of bullying, participants agreed that it was bad and caused friction and fights among them. One participant summarized their feelings and said: BUllying happens every time among us, the older participants bUlly the young and also the younger ones call names to the older ones. Sometimes individuals fight and hurt one another. Then staff come and before they resolve that one another child is bUllying another one. We do it even at streets and sometimes it is fun to see how the big ones respond to the young ones. It is bad when it ends in a fight and somebody is injured (translated). Participants argued linking the issue of bullying to the issues of bed wetting, and homosexuality behaviour. They said in the words of two participants: When other girls know that one is seeing that one they whisper and talk behind them. They sit away from the two, don't play with them and make fun. It is bad when one is not liked by others (translated). 83
It is okay when one is going with another one so long as they do not do it in the open. We shift sleeping arrangements so that the two sleep close to the other. We don't talk about them otherwise there will be a fight. It is their matter not every boy (translated). Those who wet the bed, make us free bad in the morning the whole dormitory is smelling and worse when the bed wetter is one sleeping on top of you bed (translated). It is very bad and annoying when one is bedwetting. It is smelling and not good. Then one has to clean and wash the beddings and the room. They should not drink anything after supper or before going to bed. We really laugh at them, we don't know what is wrong with their bodies. May be they should see a doctor but how does one tell the doctor? It is bad (translated). Participants agreed that shelters should have in place a means to deal with bullying, but did not have a suggestion how to deal with it effectively. 4.5.6 Social and Recreational The issue of social and recreational facilities, participants felt did not meet their expectations. They said in the words of one participant: Not all boys liked or play soccer likewise not all girls like or play netball. We all don't enjoy swimming, or this or that game, we have different likings, but shelter's recreational program included all boys at that time slot. They take us all for swimming or this game or that one. Some of us get very bored there and want to do something else. They could allow us to have a choice of what we want to do at that time (translated). Participants further argued as summed by one participant: Games should be some for big boys and girls and for small ones. The big ones can play their game and the small ones play theirs (translated). Participants wanted shelter's staffs not to treat them as children. One participants summed up their argument and said: Staff always treat us as children, they don't understand that although we are young and look young we know more of the things the grownups do and talk about, ask anyone of us and we will tell you the bad or sometimes good things adults have done to us... we know them (translated from Zulu into English). 84
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A Study of Shelters for Street Chil
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I extend my sincer
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TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 0 NE 1 IN
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LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Showing the
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children's homes. In 1996 the Europ
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specifically in its policies (http:
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Hosken, (2004) in an article titled
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1.5 The Purpose and Objective of th
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names of the shelters have been ren
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1.8.2 Organizationalll1eory Shelter
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Chapter Four: Data analysis. The ch
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communities posing enormous challen
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To perceive human social reality as
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Shelter's intervention/reintegratio
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2.4 Definitions The focus of the re
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enforcement officers, outreach work
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3.1 Introduction CHAPTER THREE RESE
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Page 67 and 68: 4.2.5 Shelter Routine and Regulatio
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Page 120 and 121: and appreciation that the children
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4. Social and Recreation 4.1. How a
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Follow-up questions What are the sh
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APPENDIX 3 FOCUS GROUPS CHILDREN Pl
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6. Shelter routine and Discipline:
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