Brenda Apolot2024-10-112024-10-112024-09-25https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12311/1789The study aimed at examining the contribution of socio-economic factors towards the increasing number of street children phenomenon in malaba town council in Tororo district. The study was guided by three research objectives; to establish whether poverty contributes towards the increasing number of street children phenomenon in malaba town council, to investigate whether peer group influence contributes towards the increasing number of street children phenomenon in malaba town council and to determine whether child neglect contributes towards the increasing number of street children phenomenon in malaba town council. The study adopted a descriptive research design and both qualitative and quantitative approaches were used for purposes of triangulation. A sample of 97 respondents participated in the study and the findings revealed that poverty is one of the most prevalent factor that forces children to the streets, the study also established that peer group influence is also one of the factors responsible for the increasing number of street children phenomenon in malaba town council, Lastly, the study found out that child neglect is another factor responsible for the increasing number of street children phenomenon in malaba town council. The study recommends that the government of Uganda and other humanitarian agencies should carry out sensitization programs on child care and protection to parents and communities at large and the study also encourages the government to implement policies that help in protecting children and also enacting and implementing laws to ensure that parents and guardians play their roles without violating the rights of children.enThesis