The consultancy services of the University of Mauritius have been retained by the Ministry of Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare for the development of a comprehensive strategy to address the issue of street children in Mauritius.
The objectives of the strategy will be to assess the nature and magnitude of the problem of street children in Mauritius, examine their situation and make recommendations in the form of an action plan. In that context, a one-day consultative workshop to gather data as well as the views and propositions of representatives of ministries, the private sector, and the civil society on street children was held today at the National Women Development Centre in Phoenix.
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