SLUM CHILDREN

Group No : 52
Apekshini K.A.D.M            RU/E/2008/010
De Silva K.S.C.M                RU/E/2008/033 
Jayawardana T.L               RU/E/2008/075
Kalhari S.D.P                      RU/E/2008/083
Karunarathna K.W.J.C     RU/E/2008/086
Kumari D.L.K.S                  RU/E/2008/102  
 Slum child VS Society

üNeglected üLoved & Cared
üHaven’t got a proper education üHave got a proper education
üWith a poor mental and physical üWith a good mental and physical
    health     health
ü

THIS DIFFERENCES ARE FOR WHAT?

1.How can we make a
difference in slum
children’s life?
2.
3.Who will step forward
first?
EDUCATION AMONGST SLUM
CHILDREN
Millions of children in slums haven’t got


a proper education.

ØAdults unemployment.
ØUneducated parents.
ØHealth problems.
ØDon’t have good nutrition.
ØNo access to quality 
education.
ØHave to help their family 
incomes.
CONT….
Ø Parents would have to forgot an important part
of household income if children attended
schools instead of working for money.

Ø Children work as domestic helpers or street

vendors or beg to supplement their family
incomes.
Ø
Ø Several non-formal education programmes drive
to provide education for all.
Ø
Ø There is always a question about the standard
of education.
 CHILD HEALTH IN SLUMS
What they are given?

Ø
ØLack of clean water
ØLack of proper sanitation facilities
ØSevere air pollution
ØMalnutrition
ØHigh risk of getting Pneumonia &
  Diarrhea
Ø
Ø
 Cont….
• In India , one child under age 5 die per
every 15 seconds


• In the world more than half die in the

month after birth


• Half of the young children suffered from

acute respiratory infections
 SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR OF SLUM
CHILDREN

Ø Being neglected…
Ø Loosing childhood
Ø Child labourers
Ø Despondency
Ø Drug addiction
Ø
Ø
 SOLUTIONS
The re   are   an  incre asing   numbe r  of  slum 
childre n  in  all  major  South  Asian  citie s.  
Citie s  like   Ne w  De lhi,   Mumbai,   Karachi 
and Lahore
1 Giving  prope r home s . (Housing  
sche me s)
2 Giving  prope r e ducation.
3 Supply prope r sanitary facilitie s.

4 Provide  jobs for familie s .
10 WAYS YOU CAN HELP SLUM
CHILDREN WITHOUT GIVING
MONEY…..
1.BE  A  VOLUNTEER
2.GIVE A MOMENT 
3.EAT  TOGETHER
4.SHARE YOUR WORLD 
5.PLAY   WITH  PICTURES
6.FEEL  WITH  MUSIC
7.CREATE A  PICTURE
8.TEACH   EACH OTHER
9.LEARN  LOCAL SLANG
 LET US THINK A WHILE
THAT…..
• We must contribute for a life
style of slum children.
• Must give them a better
education.
• Must take care of their health.
• Also we have to pay more
attention on their mental
condition.
Let US work for a
smile on SLUM
CHILDREN’S faces….