DSWD launches Christmas project for street kids

MANILA, Philippines - What do you do with street carolers who tap on windows of cars crawling in traffic, hop on moving vehicles to tug at passengers’ sleeves, or follow you down the street demanding a penny for a song? You can ignore them or move them to shopping malls.

This season of giving, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has partnered with the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) to allow street carolers to sing at their booths inside shopping malls.

“The Unicef has stalls inside SM shopping malls because they sell Unicef cards. We have an agreement that street children would be allowed to sing at their booths,” said Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman.