The
alarming number of orphans in
Uganda
is
incomplete. But according to the previous census,
Uganda
had
about 1.5 million orphans. Out of a total population at that time of
about 19 million persons, of this numbers it is now estimated that (over
35%) have been orphaned as a result of AIDS. In Uganda, an orphan is
defined as a child less than 18 years of age who has lost one or both
parents. By the year 2000- WHO estimated that Uganda could have ten
times as many AIDS orphans as the U.S.
Most
infected with HIV/AIDS in Uganda are parents with young children. Uganda
has experienced a catastrophic increase in the number of children living
in AIDS affected households or struggling to survive after the death of
one or both parents.
Most
of these orphans are living on their own or staying with the extended
families. The burden of caring for these orphans often falls upon the
shoulders of the aged grand parents at a time when their own health,
strength, & economic well being is on the decline.
Get to know our orphans a
little better here....
These
children are faced with a lot of needs, such as school fees, scholastic
materials, and lack of proper housing facilities and medical care.
There
is a potential time bomb of crime and civil unrest if we don’t join
hands and see how we can support these orphans.
They
are in thousands and thousands.
They
are poor; they live in communities, suburbs, villages, and Streets.
They
are at home and some in schools.
They
are of every color & tribe.
They
are your neighbors, friends, and relatives.
They
are sisters, and brothers, sons and daughters.
They
are as familiar as the faces you see everyday.
“
Sow the seeds of love”
sponsor a child.
We
are supporting 115 children to attain their formal education, and we
have secondary going children who also cannot afford to pay and continue
with their secondary education.
Get to know our orphans a
little better here....
