Although the use of children in begging has been banned, in reality this trend is on the rise. On the way, parents beg through their children. If you search, you will see that the parents of those children are around and are keeping an eye on the income of the children. Many times parents are threatening and even slapping their children to force them to ask for money. We are all more or less familiar with such a picture.
Many low-income people have re-engaged in begging as a result of the coronavirus closing down their livelihoods. The use of children in begging has increased a lot during this period. The effects of the coronavirus have increased poverty and increased the number of people who have not eaten. These images of human misery have been propagated and published in the media. As a result, besides distributing relief on the initiative of government and non-government organizations, the tendency of helping the needy people on individual initiative has also increased among the people. In this opportunity, children are being used more in begging by capitalizing on human emotions than ever before.
Attempts are being made to find various solutions to deal with the current disaster. People's health, education, economy are being considered. But it is also important to think about the future impact of the begging that tender-hearted children are getting into at the beginning of life. It is wrong to expect that a child who has become accustomed to begging from the age of two or four will be employed in the future. As can be seen, when he is a little older, when he is not getting enough sustenance through begging, he is more likely to be involved in criminal activities than trying to become self-sufficient. Evidence of this can only be found by reviewing the case studies of juvenile delinquents.
Therefore, among other things, there is a need for survey, research and proper action plan on children and street children from poor families. Children who have dropped out of school need to keep track of where they are going and what is happening in their lives. I have found out at various times while working or writing with street children that the organizations that work with children do not have any reliable information about street children. So the question is: what are these organizations doing with children? These institutions need to be brought into transparency and accountability, they need to be kept under government surveillance. In addition, child protection laws and nationally and internationally recognized human rights requirements need to be implemented.
The ugliness of poverty is not ugly, filthy or cruel, let the life of children be secure, dependable and lively; There is an inexhaustible potential in children, let it flourish. This is the good of the nation.