Are families, whose children come to DEPDC, compensated for lost income from income the child might have been earning?
In the past DEPDC has been able to provide some of the parents with short term vocational training, but at this time there is no budget for this service. CPR Coordinator, Ms Kempetch answers: ” I think the situation would be a little different to that of the slum children (in Bangkok) who on most days would need to go out begging to supplement the family income. DEPDC does not actually work with beggars or street children. In the 1990’s we ran a program for street children and child laborers funded by ILO/IPEC but as of last year there are now two other projects in Mae Sai that target street children. Most of the children referred to CPR and DEPDC are living in abusive situations and/or extreme poverty and/or are orphans; they do not necessarily have to work to support their families, though of course each case is different. Many of the children at DEPDC travel home for the long summer holidays where they help their parents in the fields, in food shops or doing odd jobs such as tending
In the past DEPDC has been able to provide some of the parents with short term vocational training, but at this time there is no budget for this service. CPR Coordinator, Ms Kempetch answers: ” I think the situation would be a little different to that of the slum children (in Bangkok) who on most days would need to go out begging to supplement the family income. DEPDC does not actually work with beggars or street children. In the 1990’s we ran a program for street children and child laborers funded by ILO/IPEC but as of last year there are now two other projects in Mae Sai that target street children. Most of the children referred to CPR and DEPDC are living in abusive situations and/or extreme poverty and/or are orphans; they do not necessarily have to work to support their families, though of course each case is different. Many of the children at DEPDC travel home for the long summer holidays where they help their parents in the fields, in food shops or doing odd jobs in China such a
