List of Figures
List of Tables
Notes on Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part 1: Understanding the Phenomenon
1. Introduction: Framing the Lives and Dreams of Nigeria’s Street Children …………
David Victor Ogunkan
2. Contextualizing Street Children in Nigeria: Historical and Cultural Perspectives …
Abiodun Akeem Oladiti
3. Defining Street Children: Categorization and Typologies ……….
David V. Ogunkan, Malachi Igwilo, Adewuyi Adegbite
4. Contrasts of the Street: Socio-Demographic Realities of Nigerian Street Children ……….
Oluwaseun F. Philips, David V. Ogunkan, Ifeoluwa Akande
5. Geographies of Vulnerability: Regional Realities of Street Children in Nigeria ……….
Aina T. Adeboyejo, Aremu A. Sulyman, David V. Ogunkan
6. The Pulse of the Streets: Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Street Children in Akure
Adebambo O. Somunyiiwa, David V. Ogunkan, Godwin O. Ode
Part 2: Lives and Experiences of Street Children
7. Childhood in the Streets: The Experiences of Child Hawkers in Ilorin ……….
David V. Ogunkan, Olufemi A. Fawole, Wasiu M. Raheem
8. Surviving the Dumps: The Socio-Economic, Health, and Environmental Realities of Child Waste Pickers in Lagos, Nigeria ……….
Amos O. Taiwo, Olanrewaju T. Dada, Adetola S. Ayoola, Gbemiga B. Faniran
9. Child Apprenticeship, Education, and Vulnerability in Ogbomoso: Between the Workshop and the Classroom……….
Stella K. Ogunkan, Temitope A. Oyelakun
10. Healing on the Margins: Care-Seeking Practices of Street-Connected Children in Osogbo ……….
Joke O. Ojediran, Ifedola O. Faramade
11. Childhood on the Edge: Patterns and Predictors of Substance Use among Street Children in Nigeria ……….
David V. Ogunkan, Folasade J. Odekunle, Olaleke S. Eniolawu
12. Fragile Bonds and Enduring Resilience: Social Networks of Street Children in Ibadan …. Alli A. Abdulahi, Joseph S. Ayodeji
13. Dreams beyond the Pavement: Aspirations of Street Children in Abeokuta……….
Aina T. Adeboyejo, Folasade J. Odekunle, Oluwasbusiwa T. Akinlolu
14. Beyond the Numbers: Age and Gender Dynamics of Child Streetism in Makurdi ……
Vesta M. Udoo, David V. Ogunkan, Olabode I. Oyedele
15. Apprenticed to the Streets: The Evolution of Igba Boi and the Rise of Streetism in Onitsha ……
Chinedu I. Abazu, Malachi Igwilo, Godwin Sagésse
16. Child-Witch Syndrome and Street Children Deployment: An Investigation of the Skolombo and Lacesera Girls of Calabar, Nigeria ……….
Amaka Theresa Oriaku Emordi
Part 3: Socio-Economic and Structural Drivers
17. The Economics of Streetism: Poverty, Insecurity, and Childhood Survival ……….
Samson Olanrewaju, Modupeolu Okubena, Idowu Busayo
18. Unfulfilled Rights: Street Children and the Challenge of Educational Access in Nigeria ……….
Ademola Agiri, Opeyemi Faramade, Titilola Folarori
19. Exploring the Hidden Realities: Perceptions and Responses to the Almajiri Phenomenon in Kano’s Urban Landscape ……….
Abel Omoniyi Afon, Amos Oluwole Taiwo
20. Voices on the Streets: Exploring Public Perceptions of Street Children in Ota ………
Augustine I. Omoruan, Funsho R. Simon, Oluwabusiwa T. Akinlolu
21. From Expansion to Exclusion: Urbanization, Spatial Inequality, and Child Streetism in Nigeria ……….
Musibau O. Jelili, Funsho R. Simon, Kehinde A. Oyewole
22. Criminalizing Childhood: Street Children and Juvenile Justice Contradictions in Nigeria ……….
Tobi O. Sowole, David V. Ogunkan, Kehinde A. Oyewole
Part 4: Interventions, Recommendations, and Conclusion
23. Protecting the Future: Urban Governance and Child Protection in Lagos State ……
Olutoyin A. Ayinde, David V. Ogunkan, Olusegun P. Akinpelu
24. From Streets to Stability: Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Street Children in Nigeria ……….
Oyewale I. Oyeleye, Akeem A. Ajayi, Olusegun P. Akinpelu
25. Pathways to Possibility: Policy and Practice Recommendations ……….
David V. Ogunkan
26. Conclusion: Lives, Dreams, and the Unfinished Agenda of Streetism in Nigeria ……
David V. Ogunkan
Index
Biography
David V. Ogunkan is Associate Professor of Urban Social Planning, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Bells University of Technology, Ota, Nigeria.
