Children on the street are living in groups (small gangs) following their own rules with their own way of thinking and own way of living. Marginalized by society they create their own system with their own power relations, hierarchy and values. As collectors of recyclable materials (rag pickers), beggars, street vendors, tempo conductors they don't have positive experiences or a positive e image of the general public. They are what people call "Khate", word, which once described rag pickers only but which is now used for calling all those children who work, live and sleep on the street.
They are considered as social parasites, petty criminals, drugs abusers and thieves. Their sometimes vulgar language, dirty clothes and refusal of many social constraints makes the public think assume street children to be antisocial beings.
On the other hand the children themselves feel that they have no other choice but to behave differently. Rejection from the society drives them to deny society and its rules. They are trapped in a cycle of exclusion, marginalization and violence.
While organizations provide services for street children and work with them in groups, often there is little understanding or appreciation of the importance of the group/gang in the child's life. While working with individuals it is also necessary to work with and target the group, and it particular those individuals that have a significant influence in the child's life – the policemen, the gang leader, or even the drug dealer: Organizations and to protect them from daily physical and moral abuse.