"With this web-site I hope to contribute to all those who are dedicated to promote sexual health in street children and slum children world-wide. May we prevent them from getting infected with STDs or HIV / AIDS !!"

Meindert Schaap


 
This is a private area of this website, containing Meindert's personal internet diary (in Dutch) and photo albums. This area is only open to friends, family and personal acquaintances.

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Since 2001 an extensive research & intervention (/ AIDS prevention) program on sexual health and teenage street children / slum children in India has started. Read more by clicking the links below. [To view ALL PAGES, please register / LOGIN...]

 

Independence Day (India) & STREET CHILDREN by Ummid.com (uploaded by Meindert)
A nice, small article about Street Children and their version of Independence Day (from Ummid.com) --> Will 'Azadi' mean a meal for me, ask street kids Saturday August 13, 2011 06:04:11 PM, IANS New Delhi: Dressed in a worn-out shirt and shorts, Rodu, all of 11, hopped past swank sedans and intimidating SUVs at a busy traffic intersection in south Delhi. Clutching a bunch of tiny Indian flags and waving them mindlessly, he pored through window panes, straining to find a potential buyer. Independence...



DECCAN HERALD - STREET CHILDREN trained on SEXUAL ABUSE by APSA-SHIP / Deccan Herald
Dear Friends, Please see this short Deccan Herald article http://www.deccanherald.com/content/180998/street-children-trained-tackle-sexual.html about APSA-SHIP's work to train street children to tackle sexual abuse, and grow into Happy, Healthy, Responsible adults. Best regards, Meindert P.S. If you read this and are not familiar with the SHIP programme yet, please note that this Sexual Health Toolkit for street children is WAY more comprehensive and positive than the Deccan Herald article - that only focuses on abuse - suggests. The toolkit is full of fun games dealing with topics such as...



POLL: Do STREET CHILDREN need Special Policies ? -VOTE HERE! by Meindert Schaap
Dear Friends and Colleagues, There is quite a lot of debate about the question whether street children are a special group of vulnerable children who need extra policies and actions, or whether they are not that much different from most other groups of vulnerable children and thus do NOT need more/special attention. PLEASE SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS in this POLL: I would appreciate it if you could also explain your choice....



NEW Internatl. Discussion Forum STREET CHILDREN (LinkedIn) by Meindert Schaap (sorry for Re-Post)
[Re-Post: we NEED Members to Discuss working with Street Children world-wide!] Dear Friends and Colleagues, I have started a Discussion Group on Street Children on LinkedIn. It is HIGH TIME that this important topic is featured on this professional network. Let's Share, Discuss, and Learn! And let's work together to give these children their rights. You are VERY WELCOME to join this Group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=3964790 HOPING TO MEET YOU ALL THERE! With warm regards, Meindert Schaap. ...



 

APSA Bangalore
Meindert Schaap (director)
Prof. dr. Shekhar Seshadri (NIMHANS Bangalore)
Cordaid - Netherlands
Stichting Kinderpostzegels
Bernard van Leer Foundation
BOSCO Bangalore
Here you may find our discussion forum on slum/street children & sexuality. Please feel free to participate!
Photos of Street Children [(c) Meindert Schaap]
First South Indian NGO Conference on Street/Slum Children and Sexual Health
Photos of Street Children [from various sources]
Second South Indian NGO Training on Street/Slum Children and Sexual Health
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