Hope we are all doing well in the new year.
Came accross some facts that I wanted to share.
This just might help you out there to make an attempt in helping.
Here are some reasons why you should :
In every other part of
the world the number of orphans is decreasing, in Africa the numbers are
increasing at an alarming rate. Here are some disturbing facts:
·
Over 30 percent of the
children who die in the world are African, even though they make up only 10% of
the world’s children.
·
19,000 African
children die every single day
·
Over 1 million
children are orphaned every year
·
There are more than
90,000 new orphans every month … more than 2,900 every single day
The numbers are staggering and the misery is
unimaginable. Most of these children have been orphaned due to the AIDS
pandemic, which generates more orphans than any other disease the world has
ever known.
Traditional means of caring for orphans have
been in place throughout sub-Saharan Africa for generations, but social and
economic strains are drastically unravelling such practices. The demand for
care and support is overwhelming.
Families and communities are struggling to
provide for themselves, never mind taking care of orphans. Children are often
raised by their grandparents, members of their extended family, or left on
their own in households headed by other children.
While the physical needs of orphans, such as
nutrition and health care, are the most urgent needs, the emotional impact on
children who have lost a parent is also a serious concern. Having a parent
become sick and die is a major trauma for any child, and affects them for the
rest of their lives.
Many children die from malnutrition, lack of
medical attention, or neglect. There are simply not enough resources to provide
them with even the most meager necessities to survive.
