EXPLORING THE PLIGHT OF STREET CHILDREN IN HYDERABAD: FACTORS, VULNERABILITIES, AND THE IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT AND NGO INTERVENTIONS

The study examines how street children in Hyderabad encounter difficulties while analyzing both governmental and non-governmental organization provided intervention support. The marginalized street children of Hyderabad experience multiple difficulties from substandard living standards to education deprivation and health problems together with violent mistreatment and exploitation. Such children end up on the streets because of poverty combined with family breakdown and social exclusion. The study demonstrates how poverty together with dysfunctional family systems and migrating families act as main drivers for child involvement in street living. The study explores the major dangers faced by these children which include health risks together with mental trauma alongside social stigmatization. The paper examines both governmental and NGO street children improvement initiatives by assessing present programs’ advantages and shortcomings. Research indicates that progress has occurred regarding immediate needs support for shelter and education but more extensive long-term solutions are required for favorable outcomes. This study highlights the urgent need for cohesive sustainable solutions which should work toward ending poverty while creating a better future for the children affected. KEYWORDS: Street Children; Hyderabad; Socio-Economic Factors; Vulnerabilities: Government Interventions: NGO;