The street child phenomenon is a growing worldwide issue. Street children are the symptoms of the global inequality that is increasing with economic globalism. No country anywhere in the world today is without the presence of street children, but there is no real public awareness worldwide for this escalating phenomenon.
For Global Street Child Ton Hendriks visited 10 different, most developing, countries in 4 different continents, Africa, Asia, South-America, and Europe. He made over 100 elaborate portraits of street children. Most of the children have been interviewed about their dire circumstances and their family backgrounds, giving an exclusive insight into the causes of this worldwide phenomenon.
The project does not only focus on bad circumstances, nor on the support of various ngo’s. The posed portraits - made in a classical portrait style - show the children in their situation and mood, asking empathy, understanding and investigation of the spectator.
The project is called Global Street Child, to show the focus on the individual person of the child and its personal tragedy and possibilities, and to connect it with the phenomenon of globalism.
The project Global Street Child wants to promote awareness to people en politicians worldwide to address the issue and to promote the Children’s Rights, as they are regularly violated.
