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Day 6

A food distribution for a street child in Germany

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A food distribution for a street child in Germany
Day 6
Support for homeless young people

Miriam suffered from her violent father from an early age. At some point she couldn't take it anymore and fled to the streets and to Berlin. She met the team from Straßenkinder eV at a food distribution. Miriam was lonely, insecure and helpless. But little by little she found her way to a stable life. She finished school and trained as a kindergarten teacher. Children like Miriam come to the contact point or to the association's food distribution every day. They are looking for help and for someone with whom they can talk about their problems and the past weeks and months. In addition to handing out food, listening and taking time is one of the important tasks of the team, which is out on Berlin's streets every day.

Support for homeless young people
need
Basic care for street children in Germany.
activity
At least 2 food distributions per week at Alexanderplatz in Berlin for young people living on the streets.
Measurable performance
Number of meals distributed to street children in Berlin.
Result
Basic care is ensured, health improves and children regain trust in their fellow human beings.
Systemically relevant impact
In Germany, fewer children live on the streets; former street children have better future and career prospects and more opportunities to participate in society.
background

According to current studies, there are estimated to be over 6,500 street children in Germany, mostly between the ages of 14 and 18 (Beierle and Hoch, 2017). If you count all homeless young people up to the age of 26, we are talking about 37,000 across Germany (Neue Caritas, 2018). A Vodafone study puts the number of minors who are no longer reached by youth welfare services and therefore have poor prospects for an independent life at around 21,000. No street child chooses such a life voluntarily. They simply prefer this life to a "home" characterized by violence, abuse and neglect. Street children in Berlin come from all social classes and from all over Germany. Due to their previous experiences and emotional injuries, many have developed a high degree of mistrust of other people. This mistrust serves as a survival mechanism and self-protection. A child who has lived on the streets for a while has to go through a complex internal process before he or she can regain trust in other people. Therefore, relationship building (listening, simply being there, providing basic supplies of food, clothing and shower facilities) forms the basis for all further help and planning.

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The good deed

With today's good deed, you are securing the basic needs of a street child in Berlin. The goal of the work of the Straßenkinder eV team is to accompany street children on their way back into society through various offers and assistance. They should be supported until their living conditions have stabilized and new relationships have developed. For many, the food distribution in particular is the starting point for new trust. Street children can take advantage of support and further offers of help here. In the long term, your donation enables children to find their way back to a regulated, self-determined life.

AboutGermany
Berlin
Berlin
Capital city
83,132,800
83,132,800
Population
$46,946
$46,946
Gross domestic product per capita per year
Rank 4 of 189
Rank 4 of 189
Human Development Index (Human Development Index)

There are over 6,500 street children (14 to 18 years old) throughout Germany. The number of homeless young people up to the age of 27 is around 37,000 across Germany. In Berlin alone there are around 1,500.
About the organization and further information

organization

Straßenkinder eV

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Unterstütze dieses Projekt

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