Abstract:
The study is on “The Plight of Children of Un-identified Parents
or Abandoned Children in our Society”. Children of un-identified
parents refer to those human beings who are below the age of
eighteen (18) years whose parents cannot be traced. Moreover,
their parents have shelved their parental responsibility to
unknown people. This act is always deliberate for different
reasons. These abandoned children were found in the Old
Testament era and are commonly located in many places in our
society, with particular reference to South-East Geo-political
Zone: Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo Sates. The
respondents and scholars are of the opinion that these children
face a number of challenges beyond their control. These
challenges deserve the intervention of the church under the
auspices of Christian Association of Nigeria (C.A.N), South-East
Zone. This is to complement the efforts of the Government and
non-Governmental organizations in proffering solutions to
these challenges. Hence, the abandoned children will have new
lease of life, always full of hope and prospects for better living.
It will reduce the anti-social behaviours usually exhibited by
some of these children of un-identified parents.
