Livelihoods Used by Street Children for Survival in Bamako, Mali

Oumou Diallo, Guang Wang and Hamadoun Toure

International Journal of Psychological Studies, 2015, vol. 8, issue 1, 53

Abstract: This study is based on the livelihood used by street children for survival in Bamako, Mali. Two bus stations were selected for this study- Sogoniko bus station and Medina bus station. Most buses leave from these stations to the vicinity of the country. Data was collected through individual interviews (one by one), focus group discussions and interviews. A sample of one hundred and twenty street children aged between 8 and 17 years were selected for this study. Thirty people were also selected to give their opinions on street children. The results indicate that most of street children survive by selling small objects and through begging, 32.5% and 22.50% respectively. Our survey indicates that there are different factors pushing them to the streets, and as a way of survival on the streets, there is need to be organized, hence, they are organize themselves into groups for protection against violence and aggressions.

Date: 2015
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