JULIET PORTILLO
Emigration in search of better opportunities has created a significant amount of what is termed 'barrel children' who are left in the care of older siblings and other family members who themselves are struggling to keep the roof over their heads forcing children, mostly males into a life of crime. Everyday one hears on the news of youths being gunned down and it is often drug or gang related and is mostly young black males from so-called depressed areas. The conditionalities of structural adjustments have marginalized certain groups in society who are unable to secure jobs when there are hardly any available and sees no other alternative even though they may have secondary level education. With governments having to cut wages individuals struggle to make ends meet. The poor feels there is no hope. Poor people sometimes have to depend on welfare such as food cards and rely on school feeding programs which ensures that their children at least get a meal.
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