As of October 2016, there were known to be 74 homeless children in the central 6 districts of Ulaanbaatar. This figure is given by the City Children and Family Development Center and Mayors’ Training and Education Complex for Children and Youth.
Of these, 44 children who did in fact have a home and parents were sent back to their families based on an agreement made between the campaigners and the children's parents or care-takers. There are 27 children had no place or care-taker to which to go. The campaigners took 9 children to a centre for development for abandoned and vulnerable children and 18 children to a Children and Youth Training and Education Special Centre.
The head of the Families and Children Protection Department of City Children and Family Development Centre, Ms.Baigalmaa S. stated that a quarter of these children are not been watched continuously and have lived without any care-taker for anywhere between 2 – 8 years. They are generally between 8-18 years old and about 80% of them are male. All of them said that they left their family because of domestic violence at their home, and thus they became homeless due to a wish to be alone or at least somewhere less violent.
Mostly, children are found at places like PC gaming centers, building entrances and tunnels, bigger trade centers and markets. All children have health problems, but especially, most of them have computer addictions.
Children and Youth Training and Education Special Centre’s social worker, Mr.Tserendavaa stated that “For first one month to one year, we cultivate and socialise the children and we start to educate them in service training, carpentry, music training, physical education et cetera. We have an informal training programme for those who have never been to school”..
According to what the children say, during the day time they go to church to get some food and then hang out at PC gaming centres.
The officials stated that this reveals that the government and police need to work hard with the PC gaming centres and that they will hold the parents accountable in accordance with the law.
As of October 2016, there were known to be 74 homeless children in the central 6 districts of Ulaanbaatar. This figure is given by the City Children and Family Development Center and Mayors’ Training and Education Complex for Children and Youth.
Of these, 44 children who did in fact have a home and parents were sent back to their families based on an agreement made between the campaigners and the children's parents or care-takers. There are 27 children had no place or care-taker to which to go. The campaigners took 9 children to a centre for development for abandoned and vulnerable children and 18 children to a Children and Youth Training and Education Special Centre.
The head of the Families and Children Protection Department of City Children and Family Development Centre, Ms.Baigalmaa S. stated that a quarter of these children are not been watched continuously and have lived without any care-taker for anywhere between 2 – 8 years. They are generally between 8-18 years old and about 80% of them are male. All of them said that they left their family because of domestic violence at their home, and thus they became homeless due to a wish to be alone or at least somewhere less violent.
Mostly, children are found at places like PC gaming centers, building entrances and tunnels, bigger trade centers and markets. All children have health problems, but especially, most of them have computer addictions.
Children and Youth Training and Education Special Centre’s social worker, Mr.Tserendavaa stated that “For first one month to one year, we cultivate and socialise the children and we start to educate them in service training, carpentry, music training, physical education et cetera. We have an informal training programme for those who have never been to school”..
According to what the children say, during the day time they go to church to get some food and then hang out at PC gaming centres.
The officials stated that this reveals that the government and police need to work hard with the PC gaming centres and that they will hold the parents accountable in accordance with the law.