| Sumario: | The aim of this article, which is based on a review of theoretical and empirical literature including policy documents, is to explore the socioeconomic situation of street-connected children in Zimbabwe's current socioeconomic turbulence. This article will investigate the extent of deprivation and vulnerability among children who live and work on the streets and the perspective of media coverage of their lived experiences. UNICEF defines street children as boys and girls who are less than eighteen years of age. This definition also distinguishes between two main groups: children on the street, who are street connected but home based, and children of the streets, who are street based. The solution to the problem of street children lies in transforming the existing social security schemes in order to be robust and proactive toward broad-based coverage for these children. This article will establish the need for appropriate intervention, including the adoption of policies that are relevant to social work practice for enhanced child welfare. Finally, it will offer pathways for enhanced social functioning for street children.
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