Protection de l’enfance : Plus de 2 200 enfants retirés de la rue, le Sénégal renforce son dispositif national
The Ministry of Family, Social Action, and Solidarity convened institutional stakeholders, technical partners, and civil society organizations this Tuesday in Saly to present the results of the mid-term evaluation of the Project to Support the Institutionalization of the Child Protection System. Funded by Andalusian Cooperation, Spanish Cooperation, and the Kingdom of Morocco, this program aims to strengthen the care provided to street children in Senegal.
According to Mbayang Madjigene Diop, coordinator of the Child Protection Support Unit (CAPE), the project is deployed in the regions of Dakar, Saint-Louis, Thiès and Kaolack, identified as supply areas where many vulnerable children pass through.
The system is structured around several interventions: removal operations carried out with the departmental child protection committees (CDPE); awareness sessions and focus groups; capacity building for social workers and street workers; post-removal follow-up to ensure the sustainable reintegration of children.
"This project has allowed us to remove more than 1,200 children from the streets in the four targeted regions during the first two phases. Several of them have been able to return to their families, reintegrate into school and achieve significant results, according to the follow-up missions carried out by our services," Ms. Diop stated.
One of the program's major achievements is the complete rehabilitation of the previously dilapidated Guindy center. Thanks to support from Morocco, the center has become a safe and modernized space destined to become a leading center in West Africa for the care of children in distress and the training of social workers.
"It was necessary to offer a safe and protective environment for children removed from the streets. The Guindy center will now be dedicated to emergency care, but also to training on good practices in reception and support," the coordinator emphasized.
According to Omar Samb, the ministry's top technical advisor, this meeting is part of a results-oriented management approach, essential for the continuous improvement of the national system. "This evaluation informs us about our achievements and accomplishments, but also about the challenges we must overcome before embarking on the third phase of the project," he explained. He stated that by 2025, approximately 1,200 children had been removed from the streets through various operations and outreach programs conducted in collaboration with local stakeholders.
The advisor also points out that the ministry is preparing the national conference on street children, a recommendation from the highest authorities, which should make it possible to define a consensual and sustainable roadmap.
Mr. Samb emphasizes that the phenomenon transcends national borders. "Children living on the streets are not only Senegalese. Some come from neighboring countries with whom we are working to organize their removal and return under the best conditions," he states.
While the first two phases of the project were deemed successful, the third phase is crucial for the national dissemination of the strategy and its integration into public policies, particularly by the Directorate for Child Protection.
Commentaires (7)
à mbao, gare ter, auchan, y'en a plein.
j'y crois pas!!
apparemment, y a des daaras aux alentours qui les font mendier.
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L' apparence de la pauvreté chez nous au Sénégal est du au déficit d' une réelle politique de gestion humaine .
Comment comprendre que dans les pays développés l' école obligatoire jusqu'à 16 ans , alors qu' au Sénégal
moins de 16 ans tu dors dans la rue sans que cela ne préoccupe personne , encore moins l' état providence depuis
toujours .
Quitte à les faire adoptés ces gamins ne demandent rien d' autre que d ' être sédentarisés .
Allons du sérieux pour la gestion humaine particulièrement pour les plus jeunes d' entre nous .
À Monsieur le directeur de la SAPCO et à Monsieur le Maire de Saly. S'il vous plaît créer une brigade pour sortir les enfants mendiants de la station touristique. Ils sont très exposés à la pédophilie et au banditisme. Le week-end passé, j'ai vu des enfants mendiants à 1h du matin vers le rond point en face du casino. C'est pas normal. Il y avait des agents de la circulation mais je ne sais pas si cela ne fait pas partie de leurs prérogatives. Comment on peut laisser des enfants trainer jusqu'à 1h du matin au nom de l'école coranique.
Le mal est plus profond.
Il faut imposer la peine de prison aux parents irresponsables.
Tout enfant sénégalais doit au moins avoir le niveau du BFEM.
L’Etat ne veut pas toucher le point d’achoppement qui est cette pensée religieuse ridicule qui justifie que des bambins soient transformés en mendiants.
Cette histoire d’enfants des rues est une honte nationale et les autorités s’en fichent apparemment.
Dans une semaine, ces mensonges seront mis à nu, vous verrez encore plus d’enfants dans les rues.
Leurs statistiques c’est du vent
Il suffit de repérer les parents et les soi disant marabouts pour les menacer de prison
Trop de laxisme.
Même les policiers, qui n’ont aucune conscience professionnelle, laissent faire.
Des mensonges !
Ils n’ont retiré personne des rues
Ils disent ça depuis 20 ans
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