Street Begging Research Articles

Scientific Study of Sociological Problem: Solve the Begging & Poverty Problem in Iraq

This Case study to Solve social problem like The begging in street and poverty problem for small cities., This study investigated the prevalence and consequences of street begging among adults and children in small towns, Descriptive of this scientific study was adopted for the many cases in many small and poor towns and Finding solutions Of The Begging Problem :
 Name Problem: Treatment of Social problem (The Begging)
 Type of Study: Scientific Study for Treatment of Social Problem (The Begging)
 Aim of Scientific Study: Finding solutions of The Begging Problem

Implementation of Almajiri Education Program: The Role of International Development Partners and Civil Society Organizations in Nigeria

This paper observes the roles of development partners and civil societies in the implementation of Almajiri (out of formal school children found on the street begging) Education, Access to quality of basic education is very poor, leading to low demand and unacceptably low academic performance in facts that’s why some development partners endeavor to supports Almajiri child formal out of school children in Nigeria by creating much access to quality basic education to formal and non-formal education. About 13.5 million are not enrolled in formally recognized schools. Accordingly, four notable development partners and two civil society organization were identified and the numerous support they offered in Nigeria. Keywords : Implementation, Almajiri, Development Partners, Civil Societies. DOI : 10.7176/JEP/10-2-10

Border Policing Challenges and the Consequences of Transnational Organised Street begging in Nigeria

Illegal border-crossing is a major problem confronting many nations. In Nigeria, the security of land borders is constantly put to test by the influx of transnational organised street beggars. Against this background, this study examined border policing challenges and the consequences of transnational organised street begging in Nigeria. The study was exploratory and cross-sectional in design. The situational crime prevention perspective was adopted as theoretical guide. The key informant interview method was primarily utilised to elicit data from personnel of five relevant law enforcement agencies. Findings revealed that the challenges at controlling illegal entry of transnational organised street beggars are multi-dimensional. Crime perpetrations and involvement in insurgency are among the major ways through which transnational organised street beggars threaten Nigeria. The Federal Government of Nigeria is urged to develop necessary mechanisms through which relevant law enforcement agencies can be made more effective at policing the borders and enforcing migration laws.

Begging in the City: Complexities, Degree of Organization, and Embedded Risks

Until recently and despite its familiarity, begging in Ghanaian cities had been considered worthy of little attention. Despite the best efforts of a few academics to highlight the motives of beggars, critical analysis of the begging phenomenon within the spectrum of urban livelihood remains embryonic. This article unpacks the complexities, degree of organization, and embedded risks in street begging involving children in Kumasi, Ghana. The article draws on empirical evidence from 55 conveniently selected child beggars from five heavily congested locations and presents extensive review of existing scholarships on the phenomenon. The results reveal that child beggars adopt varied operational strategies to woo public sympathy. Begging strategies are mapped by adult escort who also counts the money as it is made. For many, begging has increasingly become a socially and economically constituted process that mediates how they deal with poverty and livelihood challenges. The beggars are also daily exposed to risky encounters but without any protection. We argue that stopping the phenomenon will require innovative approaches that go beyond conventional legislations.

Spatio-temporal differentials in street begging: the case of Ibadan municipality, Nigeria

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide an insight into the relationship that exists between land use activities and street begging in Ibadan municipality, Nigeria, following the observed influence of urban land use activities on begging incidence.Design/methodology/approachPrimary data were obtained through the method of direct enumeration of beggars and cursory observation of the physical and environmental compositions of the identified beggars’ locations in the study area.FindingsThe results showed that begging is a function of urban land use activities and it also conforms to the concentric, sector and multiple nuclei models of urban land use.Research limitations/implicationsStudies are still less noticeable on the spatial implications of begging in Nigerian urban centres. In view of this, it is very much suggested that more studies be carried out on issues relating to begging, particularly, on the spatial implications of begging in other municipalities for effective comparative analysis.Originality/valueThe study fills a gap in the literature as there is limited research on street begging in relation to spatial dimension.

Beneficence, Street Begging, and Diverted Giving Schemes

In recent years, some cities and localities in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere have adopted or intend to adopt one potential solution to the difficulties inherent in addressing the needs of street beggars: diverted giving schemes (DGSs). A DGS is an institutional response designed to motivate people to donate money in charity boxes or donation meters rather than directly to street beggars. Their advocates believe that DGSs are both more efficient and more ethically permissible than direct giving to individual beggars. This article asks whether and how a DGS can be justified. It offers a normative evaluation of the main idea behind this policy, namely, that anonymous and spontaneous donations to charity boxes are in themselves an adequate policy instrument to address the problem of street begging. Ultimately, the paper argues against this idea and develops the case that DGSs can potentially compromise our ability to act on our moral duties toward truly needy beggars. Moreover, it explains why and under which circumstances this kind of program can potentially and seriously interfere with the freedom and opportunities of individuals in the begging population.

Street Begging and Its Psychosocial Social Effects in Ibadan Metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria

Street Begging and Its Psychosocial Social Effects in Ibadan Metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria

Push and Pull Factors of Transnational Street Begging in South Western Nigeria

Street begging in Nigeria has traditionally been dominated by indigenous beggars. However, a growing trend in the phenomenon in recent times is the involvement of migrant beggars in streets. Against this background, this paper examined the push and pull factors of transnational street begging in South Western Nigeria. The study was exploratory and cross-sectional in design. Anomie-strain theory was adopted as conceptual framework. Convenience and purposive sampling techniques were employed to select 395 respondents. Survey questionnaire and in-depth interview were the methods of data collection. Transnational street beggars attributed their involvement in street begging to different socio-economic and environmental challenges in their home-countries. Most of them (53.4%) migrated to Nigeria for better opportunity. The Federal Government of Nigeria is urged to put in place a mechanism through which refugees who are genuinely in need can be helped and/or distinguished from migrants who have permanently taken to street begging as their means of livelihood.

Migratory Trajectory of Transnational Street Beggars in South Western Nigeria

Migration remains an important course of action often resort-to by human and some other classes of animal for survival in the face of life-threatening conditions. However, the activity of certain group of migrants, who are exploiting the socio-economic and environmental challenges in their home countries to conduct street begging across different countries in Africa, is fast becoming a major cause for concern. This article examined the migratory trajectory of transnational street beggars in South Western, Nigeria. Strain and Migration Network Theories were adopted for the study. The methods of data collection were survey questionnaire, in-depth interview, and key informant interview. Convenience and purposive sampling techniques were employed for the selection of 395 transnational street beggars and 4 key informants were purposively chosen. Findings revealed that transnational street beggars immigrated into Nigeria all year round and all of them came by road. Also, While some of them entered the country officially, others gained entry illegally. The majority (29.3%) arrived through Sokoto, a border State to some neighbouring countries. This study calls for more security measures at the Nigerian borders as a way of controlling the influx of this category of beggars into the country

Case Study: Prevalence and Consequencies of Streets Begging among Adults and Children in Nigeria, Suleja Metropolis

The study investigated the prevalence and consequences of street begging among adults and children in Suleja, Nigeria and its implication for counselling. Descriptive survey was adopted for the study, four research hypotheses were designed to guide the study. One hundred respondents were sampled from the four selected wards of the town. Data were collected through a well structured questionnaire by four experts in the field of the title. Chi-square (X2) and Rank order statistical analysis were used as data analysis. It was found that all the four hypotheses were rejected showing Age as significant factor in street begging. Beggars at different ages engaged in street begging in which adolescent have the highest population of 32%. Significant relationship was revealed between the age of beggars, perception of consequences of street begging, socio-economic background and begging. Regular sensitization, rehabilitation, a policy to punish the perpetrators, provision of sound education to replace Almagiri education in Nigeria, training the trainable ones in different vocations; Were among the remediating strategies. Advocacy campaign, constant sensitization, counselling on need for sound education and entrepreneurial education were the implications for counseling. Among recommendations made were government to prevent economic hardship, provide free education at all levels and job for all.

A Review of the Strategies Adopted by Some Poor Nations to Alleviate Poverty

Being poor is a situation of having to live in inadequacy, lack, scarcity, destitution and deficiency of economic, political and social resources. Poverty kills the moral of the people, it destroys hope and happiness and it creates resentments and envy for the rich. When people do not get what they desire to make them comfortable in life, it’s like the best part of them have been taken away. Poverty is affecting relationships within the families must especially the relationship between man and women. Many lose their self-esteem and sense of personal competence. Child abuse and prostitution are outcome of poverty, arm robbery, street begging and other vices associated with poverty. Many developed nations have been pledged with what is described above. The aim of this study is to examine the five poorest countries of the world and their poverty reduction strategies adopted by their countries or leaders. The main contributing factors of poverty and their underlying effects were discussed in this study. The methodology used for collecting data was secondary source. The study concluded that there are some poverty alleviation strategies which, if adopted; it will make the achievement of poverty alleviation possible. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n27p318

Gender and Human Rights Implications of Women Trafficking in Northern Nigeria

One major crime in today’s contemporary international law is human trafficking. It is essentially a gender-based phenomenon because many of the victims are women and girls. While it may appear that the problem seems to be more in the southern axis of Nigeria, there is indication that the Northern axis of Nigeria is not immune from this social malaise that has ravaged many countries in the world. In the northern Nigeria, the traffickers also known as ‘Hajiya’ recruit their victims mostly through delusion in their desire to go to Saudi Arabia for pilgrimage but whom unfortunately, were later forced into street begging, domestic labour and even prostitution. However, the implications of this phenomenon are many which include the infringement upon women’s right and dignity in which increase in exposure to sexually transmitted disease, psychological and physical abuses, despite the fact that Nigeria is a signatory to many International and national Instruments, in terms of protecting the human rights and dignity of its citizens. This paper examines the implications of women trafficking in Northern Nigeria as it impinges on their human right. While it looks at the official efforts at counter-trafficking, it further analyses the challenges being encountered in the process on the basis of which recommendations are to be made. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n26p15

Plutarch’s Essay on Superstition as a Socio-Religious Perspective on Street Begging

Plutarch (c.46AD), in his work, Peri Deisidaimonia (On Superstition), presents a striking portrayal of superstition in the First Century. The Philosopher who also served for decades as a priest of Apollo portrays the pernicious effects of some supposed religious practices as worse than the outcome of atheism. His position constitutes a forceful explanation to ostensibly controversial socio-religious behaviours. This article discusses some of the priest’s concerns as well as his rebuff of religious attitudes that are borne out of what he describes as misrepresentation of the gods or superstition. Plutarch’s essay is seen as illustrating a reason for a socio-religious situation in Africa, a continent that shares a similar religious background with the world of the writer. Specifically, with the example of the hard fight against street begging in some parts of Nigeria, the article shows how social reform programmes could fail when effects of traditional African beliefs and cultural practices remain potent.

Curriculum Integration of Entreprenurial Skills in Quaranic and Tsangaya Education for Peaceful Co-Existence in Nigeria

The evolvement of integrated Quranic and tsangaya education curriculum in Nigeria has brought a well deserved innovation in Education in the country. However, the programme has not recognized the need to eradicate in totality. The manease of street begging by the al-majiri children. Most if not all of these children (al-majiri) are taken to different locations in the country in pursuit of Islamic knowledge, but do not have a means of life sustenance, this has resulted in having most of them in so many criminal activities. In order to curve the growing insecurity situation in the country. This paper advanced suggestions on the need to integrated entrepreneurial skills in the curriculum.

Islamic concept of music communication in street begging performance: A study of Babiyala in Ilorin Metropolis

Abstract This study examines the Islamic perspective of musical renditions by babiyala/for the sake of God itinerant musicians as a communicative tool in street-begging performance in Ilorin Metropolis. In this respect, we use, primarily, the observation, descriptive and interview methods for the study. Relevant secondary sources such as journals, books, newspapers and the Internet are used to complement the primary sources. Findings from this study therefore prove that music has been a veritable communication medium adopted by the babiyala itinerant musicians as a measure to be noticed by their benefactors, who in turn give alms to them. Islam, the dominant religion in Ilorin metropolis, plays a major role in appreciating their performance through alms giving to meet their daily needs. The law made by the state government illegalizing the activities of itinerant musicians both skilled and unskilled who source for alms publicly from members of the public is not a practical solution to these vices. It also proves that, despite this law, the rate of street begging is on the increase. We therefore conclude that the state, through the National Directorate of Employment Labour and Productivity, should create a scheme aimed at empowering abled babiyala itinerate musicians who form part of the majority of them in Ilorin metropolis. This can be achieved by developing them in the area of musical skills that will enable them to be self-reliant. This, when implemented, will markedly reduce their numbers and give them a place in the social stratification.

Street Papers, Work and Begging: ‘Experimenting’ at the Margins of Economic Legitimacy

Street papers are publications produced specifically for sale by the homeless and other vulnerable people in many countries around the world. Their social status is, however, often conspicuously unstable: ‘Get a job!’ has been reported as a common insult addressed to vendors, and street paper organisations have responded with their own rhetoric and strategies that aim at disrupting any analogy with begging. The present analysis frames these rhetorical confrontations as a struggle over economic legitimacy, highlighting some of the ways in which social actors build and sever the normatively loaded associations that position them and others in social space, and how the ‘experimental’ combination of business and social responsibilities tests social actors' abilities to adapt to this practice.

A psycho-social exploration of street begging: A qualitative study

The practice of street begging tends to be perceived by motorists simultaneously as a nuisance but also perhaps as a prod to one’s social conscience. In view of its increasing pervasiveness and visible presence on the streets of both small and large metropolitan areas, this psycho-social phenomenon merits further investigation. This study reports on a range of experiential factors that contribute toward the practice, and reinforcement, of begging, specifically with regard to the South African context. Semistructured, informal interviews with seven “begging” individuals within the Johannesburg (Gauteng) area were conducted to augment the personal experiences of a research assistant (who engaged in a practice of begging for 2 weeks) to explore, and better understand, why people beg and what might maintain their begging. Interview reports, observation, and anecdotal material suggest that the beggar “participants” in this study preferred a lifestyle where the restrictions of formal employment such as having to report for duty and work long hours for a relatively menial wage did not apply. However, the uncertainties of begging were experienced as stressful but not necessarily demeaning. Arising from the interview material, it became clear that issues such as unemployment and difficulty in accessing social grants as well as poor education and homelessness were the overriding precipitating factors. Moreover, there appeared to be a differential age-related experiential profile related to how the present situation was perceived relative to a future orientation.

The Philosophical Exposition of the Mind of the Social Worker: Issues and Questions on the African Environment

The philosophical penetration of the social work practice in Africa comes full cycle when a critical exposition of the contending issues and questions is carried out. Social challenges and problems in Africa make human suffering in the continent to be one of the highest in the world. An attempt to know the mind of the social worker in Africa reflects the issues of social work that dominate the African society. The mind of the social worker is perturbed by the problems of human suffering, poverty, societal stratification and conflicts, increasing gap between the rich and the poor, old-age problems, educational destitution, street begging, youth drug abuse, increasing religious terrorism and psychological instability of the elites. Posing these critical questions will reveal a lot about the mind and the psychological dispositions of the social worker in the African environment. The article seeks to reveal and expose these new questions as the platform for the search for the new psycho-sociophilosophical and integrative methodology that will solve the social problems of Africa in the 21st century.

Street Begging in Delhi: A Study of Anti-Begging Act and Institutional Arrangements for Homeless People

This paper is divided into two sections. First section studies the Anti-Begging act. It argues for decriminalisation of begging, on both principle and practical grounds. It disagrees with the definition of begging in the Bombay Prevention of Begging Act, 1959 and also brings out the problems with the current system of execution of the Act. The second sections goes on to identify the current parallel of the institutions in the society; one of the government and the other of voluntary institutions; in dealing with the homeless and indigent people and the differences in the form of intervention undertaken by them. It proposes a collaborative system to combine each of their efficiency. Moreover, it argues for a system where voluntary choices are available to the indigent rather than a coercive rehabilitation to deal with the problem of homelessness in the society.Through the paper, it has been brought out that the issue of begging lies under the issue of homelessness and the issue of unemployment to a large extent and that the continuance of Anti-Begging Act is counter-productive to other parallel institutions like Aman Biradri (Delhi), Ashray Adhikar Abhiyan (Delhi), Koshish (Mumbai), etc.

The Prevalence of Street Begging in Nigeria and the Counseling

This study investigated the causes and consequences of street begging in Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. A sample of 52 adult beggars (26 male and 26 female) was selected through the purposive sampling technique for the study. Data were collected by means of an in depth structure interview designed by researchers. Simple percentages were used for analyzing the data the results showed that respondents indicated homelessness (100%), poverty (76.8%) and rejection by family harsh weather (94.2%), as the worst consequence of begging. The study also revealed respondents’ most important Economic/Psychosocial needs as Money (88.5%), learning a trade (80.8%), Healthcare (71.2%) and Accommodation (55.7%). Based on the findings, counseling intervention strategies were proffered in terms of organizing enlightenment workshops for stakeholders such as Government, Employment Agencies, News and Print Health care services as well as planning workshops for beggars and their families.