Can street children rely on “friendship” to survive on the streets? A comparative study between street children in Kuala Lumpur City and Kota Kinabalu, Sabah / Siti Nur Fathanah Abd Hamid, Yarina Ahmad and Nor Suziwana Tahir

• Main Authors: Abd Hamid, Siti Nur Fathanah, Ahmad, Yarina, Tahir, Nor Suziwana
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 2017
• Subjects: Protection, assistance and relief; Destitute, neglected, and abandoned children. Street children; Research
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/49174/1/49174.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/49174/; https://jas.uitm.edu.my/index.php/2-uncategorised/43-special-edition-volume-14-issue-3-2017

This paper explores whether street children in the city of Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu, Sabah can rely on “friendship” as a strategy to survive on the streets. Street children are categorized as vulnerable and marginalized children since they receive lack of supervision, direction and protection...