Abstract
This study is an exploration of the menace of out-of-school children in Kano metropolis. The study used qualitative method of investigation to investigate the social economic conditions of the children, factors that keep them on the street and possible ways of taking them off the street back to school. Data revealed a harsh and deplorable living conditions of the children. It was also revealed that poverty, negligence by parents, high rate of divorce and ignorance on the part of parents are the major reasons why the children remain on the street. Taking the children out of the street would require effective implementation of social policies on family life, poverty reduction and the universal basic education act of 2004.
Highlights
Education is an unalienable right of every human being
This study is an exploration of the menace of out-of-school children in Kano metropolis
Right to education is a unique right because it helps people to access all of their other human rights
Summary
Education is an unalienable right of every human being. Right to education is one of the fundamental rights recognized and guaranteed by international and regional instruments. Education is a basic human right for all and is important for everyone to make the most of their lives. Other human rights include the right to freedom from slavery or torture and to a fair hearing. Right to education is a unique right because it helps people to access all of their other human rights. Education improves an individual’s chances in life and helps to tackle poverty (United Nations Human Rights Council, 2011). The idea of universal basic education is derived from the United Nation’s Declaration on Education for All (EFA), Millennium Developments Goals (MDGs) which later transformed into Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Attention of government at different levels, United Nation (UN), United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF), non - governmental organizations (NGOs), international agencies and private individuals has been drawn to the problem of out-of-school children www.scholink.org/ojs/index.php/jecs
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