Addressing Social Norms to eliminate Child Begging in Senegal Promoting Social Norms around the importance on family-based care

Addressing Social Norms to eliminate Child Begging in Senegal Promoting Social Norms around the importance on family-based care

Addressing Social Norms to eliminate Child Begging in Senegal Promoting Social Norms around the importance on family-based care

Child begging is increasingly a worrying phenomenon in Senegal. Abuse and exploitation of begging talibe
children (quranic pupils) is causing concern among child protection practitioners, human rights activists, health professionals, and raise suspicions of organized child trafficking. This paper analysing child begging using Senegal’s social norms framework. It describes the challenges currently faced and makes recommendations.