The Times of Zambia (Ndola)
19 August 2008
Although it may be too early to start saying this, it appears that the programme by the Government to rehabilitate street children using the Zambia National Service (ZNS) is beginning to bear fruit.
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I recently returned from a trip to Ndola and Kitwe to visit street children in both cities. I was alarmed to talk to at least three children who had indeed successfully graduated from these camps, but who were forced back ONTO the streets when they made their journey home. Simply because the government have not thought through what to do with these children once they have their qualification. With unemployment as high as it is in the Copperbelt region, how do the government intend to find work for these children?
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