Welcome To The "Children's Joy" Site
Children are dying on the streets of Ukraine because of the lack of care and society's inability to address the issues related to the children’s needs, although the governmennt is now trying to address these issues.
More than 150,000 children live in cellars, on the streets, in railroad stations, sewers and other abandoned buildings in Ukraine’s major cities. The sense of urgency is clear to anyone with a willingness to consider the facts and observe the situation today in Ukraine.
Ukraine’s economy declined significantly after its 1991 declaration of independence from the former Soviet Union, although after the Orange Revolution the situation changed for many families, but not all, leading to a significant rich/poor divide. Children from the poorer families are suffering in significant numbers and need assistance. Many families are unable to earn an income sufficient to provide support for their children for the essential needs of food and clothing. Many turn to alcohol, drugs and corruption to soothe their guilt and failure. They lock the doors to their home and the children are left in the streets to fend for themselves. Some leave because their parents can’t afford to keep them and they hope to find work, although this is normally impractical.
Facing survival in a world they know little about, the children have only three ways to survive. Beg, steal or sell their bodies, many do all three. These children are potentially tomorrow’s leaders of the nation.
The question is: “What kind of leaders will they be?”
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