The International Day for the Street Children is an annual event organized by governments and non-governmental actors all over the world to highlight the plight of families whose livelihoods are in the streets. Street children are people who are homeless and are generally deprived of other basic needs of life such as food, clothing and education. Nairobi has about 60,000 of this population.

In Kenya, the day was marked on Saturday 11th April 2015 at Drive Inn primary school. MDA Kenya was one of the organizing committee and hosted the planning meeting on 26th March. We were given the responsibility for the medical camp section and to coordinate all the health service providers.

Over 600 children turned up of which 300 attended the medical checkup. They were checked for the common illnesses, baby wellness and also provided with sanitary materials. The event was successful with many activities including food, sports and entertainment for the children. The key speaker Prof Yash Pal Ghai, one of the eminent persons for the formulation of the current Kenyan constitution highlighted the constitutional rights of children.

The main challenges faced included lack of sufficient funds to facilitate all activities for the day. The school grounds were also very dusty due to the extreme sun and winds and many people went home with a common flu.

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