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As poverty can continue within generations, how can we fundamentally overcome povety and what are the corresponding limitations? How long do you think it will take to change the current situation of the children there?

Hoi Wa

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The report you mentioned in your PhD thesis shows the street boys were actually organized and had formed well categorized groups in which they gain food, work, security, shelter and general welfare and also support and friendship from peers. Is it possible to have another better way of helping street boys fit in and attribute to the society by improving or transferring within their own formed system?

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Why is it likely that the young children mentioned in your thesis will return to the streets once they have been offered care from an organisation, is it because they feel a higher level of independence and freedom when they can fend for themselves on the streets, rather than living an organised life where they are constantly under supervision in an institution? / Molly

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Thanks to the "House of Plenty" Foundation, poverty, child trafficking (sexual), has decreased in Uganda? Because the foundation serves to reintegrate children into society but at the same time does the number of children in the street decrease?
Caroline

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How to integrate climate and environment 

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How to integrate climate and environment 

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In one of the videos about the Hope project, a man talks about the problem of the electricity grid not providing stable  power to the computers. Then he mentions a fossil fuel generator as a possible solution, although expensive with the fuel. And I'm just thinking: why on earth is he not talking about solar cells and small battery pack?
Which leads me to my somewhat bigger question: in you opinion, what are the challenges with integrating the climate and
environment agenda in the poverty reduction and empowerment work?

/Pontus Hummelman

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While the street children described in your thesis seem to want to get off the streets, they end up leaving institutions and returning to the streets when the institutions do not meet their needs. Do you think there is a similar reason for people caught up in the sex industry not exiting it?
//Ella Ö

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What do you think of the fundamental solution to prevent children from being the street children? If street children issue is the important problem in Kenya, it is also crucial to fix the fundamental causes of poverty or the problem of street children.

//Gyuri Cho

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Hello,

In page 20 of your PhD thesis, you write about "the insider-outsider stance in qualitative research" and I quote:

"The ideal position of a researcher, according to Hellawell (2006: 487), “... is to be both inside and outside the perception of the ‘researched’.” That is to say, as Hammersley (1993) has implied, that both empathy and alienation are useful qualities for a researcher. Through the research process presented in this thesis, I, as a researcher, occupied both spheres at the same time, participating in the lives of the street children within their world, while still maintaining links to my life outside in the world of “citizens”."

How did you manage to balance your role as an objective researcher with your role as an actor of change?

/Daniel I-E

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We all know that children look up to a variety of role models to help shape how they behave in school, relationships, or when making difficult decisions. It could be their parents, caregivers or even celebrities. With that said, how can we make today's youth lean towards more positive role models instead of those who could make them assume (especially young children) that the behaviors of less positive role models are typical, safe, and acceptable?

// Pontus Haag

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the children and caretakers of those children in Kenya? Is there a root cause that you believe drives the issue of poverty, such as a lack of government intervention?

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In your view, what are the main factors behind children trafficking and what effects does it has on our society? What steps can we take in order to stop this practice?

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In your view, what are the main factors behind children trafficking and what effects does it has on our society? What steps can we take in order to stop this practice?

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From your paper, if the law alone would not decrease prostitution, what is your suggestion?
Poverty is a wicked problem, that is all over the world, what would you suggest / method be to make them 'citizens'? Would it be a government job or the poor people themselves?

-Zac

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Can the projects for self-sufficiency of the foundation be seen as a sustainable solution or do you think about using a preventive approach to keeping children from resorting to life on the streets and work on the causes of the problem?

/Nur İdil Müftüoğlu

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As you differentiate the terms children 'on' and children 'of' the streets, you noted that many of these children still have ties with their caregivers. As a result of this, do you believe it is the caregivers who should be educated and perhaps aided in where their children should be placed, or do you believe that it is solely the child's decision to enter a care-giving institution?

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The importance of understanding a complex situation before you can make a change 

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The importance of understanding a complex situation before you can make a change 

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In the conclusion of the thesis you write:
"To bring about this change in the children.. it is important to require a better understanding of their life situation, their complex organisation on the streets and daily life. Programmes aimed at developing these children into more successful adulthood will only work if they have this understanding as their starting point"

Can you see the same phenomenon somewhere else in society where someone is trying to make a change (that is not possible without further understanding of a complex situation)? If yes, have you got any good example?
/Sofia

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The training programme you developed involved “methods on how to meet children’s needs, but to do it from the children’s perspective.” However, it seems that other organisations and charities, in their way of helping, end up reinforcing a narrative which places all the power to the organisation, and presents the children as passive receivers of aid. How important is giving children a sense of autonomy and agency in ensuring sustainable solutions for them to escape poverty?
Tamara 

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The training programme you developed involved “methods on how to meet children’s needs, but to do it from the children’s perspective.” However, it seems that other organisations and charities, in their way of helping, end up reinforcing a narrative which places all the power to the organisation, and presents the children as passive receivers of aid. How important is giving children a sense of autonomy and agency in ensuring sustainable solutions for them to escape poverty?
Tamara 

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1. Would you consider the approach with the soup kitchen that you describe in your thesis as development aid/assistance? If yes why and what are your thought on phasing out development aid/ assistance? 2. How important do you think it is to have long-term facilities like the soup kitchen ho seem to bridge the gap between bigger institutions and aid/care receivers compared to short-term projects e.g. -4 years) ?

// Celina

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It seems that there are countries with comparable economic performance that manage better in keeping children „of the streets”. Why do you think many countries struggle so hard in successfully employing effective aid projects without the need of foreign influence? Corruption, unwillingness, different social perception/priorities, different prioritisation of financial resources?

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How can we tackle the problem of poverty?  What actors are important in this field?government? organization?
Also have you ever thought about the relative poverty in developed countries as well?
Mayui Kitamoto

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In your thesis, you outline the problem you had when asking the children to stop sniffing glue before they explained the reasons for the drug use. Although in this case your motivations were positive, how do you decide which values/beliefs to impart on the children and when to concede?

//Laura Tapping

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In a global context, a lot of the exploitation of children in areas such as India comes from 'voluntourism' which can be defined as ‘a form of tourism in which travellers participate in voluntary work, typically for a charity’ (Oxfrod). ReThink Orphanages estimate that over 8 million children live in institutions globally, and over 80% of these children actually have parents or family. Furthermore, the number of institutions in Cambodia has has risen 75% while the number of orphans has reduced. Have you found similar patterns of voluntourism being endorsed by formal institutions such as universities in your research? Are there similar things happening in Kenya and if so, how can we inform and change attitudes of people who believe they are going to help but are actually hindering?
// Laura Thomas

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Considering the proposal of a "bottom-up" approach in collaborating research and stakeholders, from your experience, have you recognised a top-down approach to be ineffective for processes of change? How has this impacted your work towards sustainable solutions for young people?  // Olivia

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Many historical projects aiming to overcome poverty have failed because they don't take care in properly integrating the solutions into the environment that they are trying to help. What are your perspectives on that in relation to the work you are currently trying to do?

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There was relatively low number of street boys infected with STI given that the discourse at the time viewed street children as a high-risk group for HIV transmission and therefore  “a time bomb waiting to explode”. Why do you think there was such a discrepancy between expected and actual levels of STI among the street boys?
/Angelica

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What more can external organizations do to provide aid to the children and caretakers of those children in Kenya? Is there a root cause that you believe drives the issue of poverty, such as a lack of government intervention?

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The economic system we live in today fosters egoistic behaviours in which self-benefit is greatly emphazised, while looking after others is meaningless. On the other side, many spiritual beliefs are based on empathy and compassion, while pointing to the ego as a major cause of all types of problems.
As somebody that has dedicated a great part of her life to the caring of others, do you feel it is compassion and emphaty that pushes you to move forward?
Do you believe that the promotion of these values is related to the achievement of living sustainably in the future?

//Juan

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'The adult education process produced lasting changes, not just for individual caregivers, but also for them as a group' (Wanjiku Kaime Atterhög,  p. 42)

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'The adult education process produced lasting changes, not just for individual caregivers, but also for them as a group' (Wanjiku Kaime Atterhög,  p. 42)

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You mention in your Thesis conclusion that the adult education process resulted in the caregivers themselves began to care more effectively for each other and thus attain a higher level of 'sustainability'. Do you think this concept is one that can be exported to sustainability education as a whole?

// Thomas

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How applicable are your findings on Kenyan street children to other parts of the world? Can similar patterns of problems and solutions be identified elsewhere?
~ Emmy