Street Rights is partnership. We believe in the power of collaboration, with each other and with street children, to create meaningful change and improve their lives.
Our partners in South Africa have decades of experience focused on street children and protecting children’s rights.
uMthombo Street Children is at the forefront of tackling the complex challenges facing street children and youth in Durban. uMthombo’s work starts on the streets, where a team of social workers and field workers build relationships with the children and from here, offer tailored support, including counselling, training, education and family reintegration. uMthombo is committed to driving long-term change through active community engagement and advocating for street children and youth in national and international policy forums.
Centre for Child Law is the leading child rights organisation in South Africa with a global reputation for spearheading children’s rights through research, advocacy, litigation, and education. Established in 1998 and based at the University of Pretoria, Law Faculty. The Centre is registered with the Legal Practice Council and operates as a law clinic in terms of the Legal Practice Act. The Centre has made significant and important contributions to the development of South Africa’s child law through law reform, case law, policy development, and influencing public discourse through effective public interest litigation.
Global law firm Baker McKenzie is committed to children’s justice and is working with Street Rights to research laws that affect street children around the world. Baker McKenzie’s pro bono team, together with some of their select clients, are helping us to navigate the complex legal questions that have come out of our consultations with street children on the issues directly affecting them. With this research, we can turn legal insight into real-world actionable change for street children.