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Losing a parent is undoubtedly a traumatic experience for any child. It is an experience that will follow that child, likely playing a larg...

Monday, February 25, 2013

Believe it or not !!! This is the world we live in.


It is estimated that over 15 million children worldwide have been orphaned as a result of AIDS. Of those orphans,over 75 percent are children in sub-Sahara Africa.In countries heavily affected by AIDS, 20 percent of all  children in those countries have been orphaned as a result of AIDS.
To put that into perspective, a child is orphaned as a result of AIDS every 15 seconds.
Nothing is creating orphans faster than HIV/AIDS, but did you know that the disease is treatable? Anti-retroviral drugs can allow parents to live a relatively healthy life and take care of their children. Did you know that it only costs about $20 per month for a person to receive treatment for HIV/AIDS?
Orphan Epidemic works to fight HIV/AIDS and keep parents healthy by building medical clinics, provide anti-retroviral drugs, help improve maternity care, and other initiatives to protect children from the effects of HIV/AIDS and prevent orphans.

The basis of sustained health and economic development comes from access to clean water. Unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation cause 80% of diseases

Orphaned children are victims of adult decisions that come about because of desperation, extreme poverty and war, along with natural disasters and disease. All of us must take a moment of responsibility for the millions of children, living without parental care, who will not have what is their birthright: a good education, excellent medical health and an opportunity to have dreams that lead to success and happiness.
Tragically, approximately 153 million children are orphaned worldwide. Millions more who have parents live below the poverty line and suffer hunger, hardship, abuse, and even fall victim to the horrors of human trafficking. In many countries, thousands will die before the age of five from food shortages, polluted water, and lack of basic hygiene and medical care.


And YES we can all do something about this , one small effort at a time

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