Table (6): numbers of abandoned children received by care homes in Khartoum
state during the period 2004-2010
Year Receive Sponsorshi Family
Separatio Emergenc Death Death
d
p
Integratio n
y families in
in
n
preventio
care
familie
n
home s
s
245
37
50
96
173
2
2004 695
296
58
65
362
149
2005 651
609
367
55
83
425
163
2006
220
43
52
444
266
21
2007 589
378
40
15
407
338
6
2008 707
396
68
29
286
402
15
2009 800
91
24
3
289
290
6
2010 221
up to
Apri
l
total 4264
1993
325
297
1681 50
Source: Ministry of Social Affairs, Khartoum state
A number of researches and studies have been conducted on children deprived of
family care. These included:
Field study on children returning home from the Gulf states where were employed
in camel racing. The study, carried out in collaboration with UNICEF in 2006,
looked into the negative effects of this phenomenon. A similar study was
conducted in 2005 in collaboration with Qatar Charity Foundation.
A research on street children in Khartoum state in 2007.
A study on the knowledge, attitudes and practices on child protection against
parental abuse and violence. The study covered Khartoum, Kassala and Nayala.
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