HIV/AIDS & child rights awareness among street children at Lahore

The foremost objective of the research is analyzing the awareness level of street children about Aids and child rights. The study is conducted in the city of Lahore which first time highlighted the cruel incident of serial killing of street children in the history of Pakistan. The field based, exploratory type of study uses both qualitative and quantitative methods of research and strengthened from data collected. Observation and a structured interview schedule were used as tools for data collection from the field. Descriptive and inferential statistical techniques were used for the purpose of interpretation of the results. The results of the research show that the majority of street children belong to large size rural families and had joint family system. Present research also indicates that majority of the street children had got their knowledge about AIDS from coworker & considered that the main cause of AIDS spreading was reusable syringes and blades. The research also depicts that majority of street children had no knowledge about child rights. The research also shows that majority of the street children had future plans which indicate that were not satisfied with their current life and wanted to go back to their homes The research reveals the dire need of initiating such programs with the cooperation and coordination of public and private organizations which directly address the root causes of the street children phenomenon.