Street Children in Kampala and NGOs’ Actions

Walking to School

“…Some of these writings reflected a nostalgia for the inner city urbanism as prevalent in the multiethnic mixed use, and also walkable urban settings of the earlier part of the last century. There is some indication that children growing up in inner city tend to develop a higher level of street savvy and personal agency, than in suburban environments (see Lynch 1976; Anich et al 2011; Padrón and Ballet 2011). The urbanism of the inner city no doubt contributes to the higher level of competency and capability in dealing with risks, dangers, and uncertainties of city life.…”