ASIEH NAMDAR, CNN ANCHOR: An estimated 128 million children around the world don't go to school. Many live in poor countries where there are no schools to attend. The Save the Children Foundation believes education is the strongest weapon against poverty. It has set up various projects around the world, including in Uganda. But despite its efforts, Uganda's streets are still full of underprivileged kids with no schooling. WBS Uganda reports.</s>YUSUF KATYANGO JR., WBS UGANDA (voice-over): All these children are tied by a common experience. Their lives border on extreme poverty, an uncertain future. They live on Ugandan streets, making it their home. Some of the Ugandan communities see these children as juvenile delinquents, children who have become rebellious from their parents and seek refuge where there is no limit to their freedom.</s>BOB NGOBI, POLICE SPOKESPERSON: When these children come to the streets, apparently they stay get involved in some cheap labor for purposes of</s>KATYANGO: It is not just economic forces that force and keep children on these streets, cultural attitudes have an effect as well. Traditional families living in slums do not have the means to educate their children. Parents state that seeing children disappear from home hurts them deeply. Existing laws do not deal with dangerous children in society. Neither does the law provide for any solution for the security and survival of these children.</s>EDWARD BABUMBA, CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES: When somebody gets a habit when he's still young, it afraid to get out of him.
Street Children in Uganda Are a Growing Problem