Children Crossing Borders: Report on unaccompanied minors who have travelled to South Africa
This report presents findings of research into why unaccompanied children from Zimbabwe and Mozambique cross into South Africa.
- Published
- August 2007
This report begins to address a significant dearth of information about children who cross international borders. Although there has been increasing research into children's migrations, there has been very little research on children who migrate without a caregiver or those who migrate across international borders.
The research aimed to provide information on the following:
- the routes of migration
- who children migrated with
- the reasons for migration
- how these children obtained basic necessities such as food, money, shelter, health care and safety
- and their experiences of arrest, deportation and violence.
The research took place in three main sites; Johannesburg, the border with Zimbabwe (predominantly in Musina) and the border with Mozambique (predominantly in Malelane and Komatipoort).
- Download Children crossing borders report (PDF 17KB)
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