Project named “Music in children’s development” has been implemented last year to socialize street children living on streets without their parents’ control through music.  Project has involved 45 children, registered by Child Care Center under Ulaanbaatar Police Department. The children lived on streets for 3-14 years.

According to data from Ministry of Social Welfare and Labor, the number of street children has decreased by 30% thanks to projects that aim to provide healthy and secure living condition as well as give them education and opportunities to participate in social life.

The project has granted jobs to some children’s parents to make the children possible to live with their families. Furthermore, the Ministry is planning to build a center to protect and socialize such children. Officials view this would be the basis to erase the term “street children”.