Background: Bangladesh, like any other part of the world, is faced with the phenomenon of children and youth living and working on the streets. According to UNCRC and National Children Policy, street children are the most vulnerable who always face discrimination and marginalization, and struggle to access education, health care, food and stay safe. They have the same rights as every other child, but are too often invisible to policy makers and service providers due in part to a lack of accurate data. According to a survey of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies and UNICEF, 2005, there are 9,79,0728 street children in Bangladesh and among them 7, 00,000 street children live in Dhaka City and 9,771 street children live in Barishal Division. As a part of the implementation of policies adopted by the Government of Bangladesh for the development of disadvantage children, Grambangla Unnayan Committee has been implementing a project titled “Words To Reality: Promoting Street Children’s Rights in Bangladesh”. This project has been technically supported by Consortium for Street Children and funded by Commonwealth Foundation, UK.

Objectives: The main objective of this project is to conduct advocacy activities for putting street children’s voices on the public agenda, urging the government and other organizations to turn commitments to street children into positive, concrete actions.

Project Duration: 36 Months (September, 2019-September, 2022)

Project Location: Barishal: 30 wards of Barishal. However GUC has been implementing some dialogues and advocacy activities in Dhaka city.