Unlike many other countries in Africa, there are few child sponsor programs in Algeria, however there remain real issues regarding children who have been abandoned and live on the streets of the country. There are some 11,712,000 children in Algeria and compared with other countries very few live on the streets, less than a thousand, however a third of Algerians living in rural communities suffer from poverty.

Of those children living on the streets most cite family violence as the reason whilst others explain their decision to leave home was due to poor housing, weak social and education services, unemployment and poverty. Some children have also stated that television has made them aware that a better life is available if it is searched for.