It’s a big problem, if the child has no family, no nothing, it is better to give them to the government

Police officers ask people reporting an abandoned child if they would like to keep the child.

• Police officers ask people reporting an abandoned child if they would like to keep the child.

• Abandoned children being handed over to people in the community who have lost a child, or who have expressed a desire to take care of children who have been abandoned.

• Individuals are required to sign an affidavit, attesting to the fact that they are taking care of the child, however, no further formal legal processes are undertaken.

Mass child abandonment has been reported around the world and across generations from as early as the 17th Century, usually associated with mass urbanization and the related social issues of broken extended family support systems, the vulnerability of young single women, and the devastating impact of poverty.

• Mass child abandonment has been reported around the world and across generations from as early as the 17th Century, usually associated with mass urbanization and the related social issues of broken extended family support systems, the vulnerability of young single women, and the devastating impact of poverty.

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