St. Philippe Rescue Center in an Area of high Prevalence of HIV Infection in Kisumu and Street Work for Street Boys in Nairobi

This short communication focuses on a comprehensive sportshousing-education program as part of HIV and other communicable disease prevention. Street boys in Kisumu are managed as indoor and 70 as outdoor social work clients. In Nairobi, a similar Center by St. Mother Theresa Fathers and Brothers are...

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Published inClinical social work journal / CWS Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 20 - 22
Main Authors Rusnak, T., Ondrusova, Z., Bryndzak, P., Laca, P., Schavel, M., Giertliova, D., Kimuli, D., Vasko, P., Duris, I., Kmit, I., Mulama, K., Grey, E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Vienna International Society of Applied Preventative Medicine i-gap 01.01.2021
Subjects
Children & youth
Drug use
Food
Ghettos
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Malaria
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Summary:This short communication focuses on a comprehensive sportshousing-education program as part of HIV and other communicable disease prevention. Street boys in Kisumu are managed as indoor and 70 as outdoor social work clients. In Nairobi, a similar Center by St. Mother Theresa Fathers and Brothers are daily taking care of about 50-100 street children in one of the largest slum, serving food and pastoral assistance; helping those ; those addicted to glue and other available inhalational narcotics. The abstaining willing street boys are invited to join the community.
ISSN:2222-386X
2076-9741
DOI:10.22359/cswhi_12_1_04