Parental exploitation alleged as Angolan child beggars return despite repatriation efforts
Placido Hilukilwa EFFORTS to address the growing number of young Angolan children begging and selling goods on Namibian streets have so far failed, prompting warnings from officials and the public that the issue may be driven not only by poverty, but also by parental exploitation. The children and their parents are members of the Mwila, ... The post Parental exploitation alleged as Angolan child beggars return despite repatriation efforts appeared first on Informanté .
Placido Hilukilwa
EFFORTS to address the growing number of young Angolan children begging and selling goods on Namibian streets have so far failed, prompting warnings from officials and the public that the issue may be driven not only by poverty, but also by parental exploitation.
The children and their parents are members of the Mwila, or Mumwila, tribe from Angola’s southern Huíla Province, where authorities are also struggling with the phenomenon. The Mwila belong to the larger Nyaneka-Khumbi ethnic group. Huíla Province is named after them, derived from “Mwila”.
