Recommended Resources
AUGUST 2011
1. Greg Burch. A Descriptive Case Study of the Early Encounter Project in Cochabamba, Bolivia with Emphasis on Protagonismo Infantil.
Early Encounter Case Study Report By Greg W Burch (800 KB)
In this case-study, Burch considers the place of the agency of children in a strategic approach to addressing street children in one city that has been facilitated by Toybox and Viva. Some key recommendations arise.
2. Kurt Shaw. For a General Theory of the Street
For A General Theory Of The Street (1808 KB)
This paper asks the question "what is it that street children seek on the street, and how can we offer another path that satisfies these desires without the horrors of life on the street?" Some really powerful recommendations arise.
3. Judith Ennew. 2000. Street and Working Children: A Guide to Planning. London: Save the Children.
This book (though written in 2000) is an essential read for those working with street children and addresses the issue of how we understand these children, and therefore can plan with them to bring positive change. It specifically addresses the issue of child agency.
4. Manfred Liebel, Bernd Overwien, and Albert Recknagel, eds. 2001. Working Children's Protagonism: Social Movements and Empowerment in Latin America, Africa and India. London: IKO.
Liebel, like Ennew, has been researching and writing about street children for many years. In this book he looks at the the important role of working children in social movements in Latin America.
