The Experience of Street Kids of Tehran Concerning Welfare Organization's Interventions

The problem of street kids is one of the most important social issues of today in Iran. Despite all strategies and measures taken to solve this problem, an increase in the population of this group of kids can be seen, showing that more attention should be paid to this matter. In this article we will consider street kids’ experience with welfare organizations’ interventions. This article applies the qualitative approach and utilizes interviews for a better feedback. The results of the study show that street kids have different experiences regarding the welfare interventions, mostly seeing this organization as a barrier to their peace and safety, rather than a provider of them. This study shows that there is a significant difference between the welfare organizations’ objectives and the children’s priorities; also there is a huge difference between these organizations’ function and children’s interpretations, leading to an inverse reading by children of these organizations’ functionality. This research shows that the officials of these organizations must be better educated, and more supervision is needed as well. Meanwhile priorities must be set according to children and their needs.