Street Children: A Great Loss to Human Resource Development in Pakistan

Abstract

The paper denotes research findings regarding human development
amongst street children in Pirwadhai, Rawalpindi. This study provides
an empirical evidence that how human development and street life
influence each other in respect of adverse effects of poor management,
impact of environment, role of social values, interaction of genetics and
culture etc. Street children had lost their trust on the people and their
false promises and this mistrust led them to juvenile behavior that
ultimately retarded their development as a human. The challenges
encountered by the street children outcastes them from the mainstream
while at the same time labeling them as deviant or in extreme cases as
social evils. Once the children are able to overcome the tough street
tests, they accept the culture of the street where dishonesty and double
dealing is considered a norm. Gradually they come to know that
certain groups wish to highlight their plight and misery and thus they
start learning the art of lying and deceiving them. They learn to
fabricate stories and distort facts according to the situation. This study
depicts together with, street children’s life in terms of human
development and their experience in the streets.