The Orphans in Africa Project is a non-profit Christian charity organisation created for the purpose of assisting AIDS orphans and street kids. It is funded totally by donations of caring individuals and churches. It is not affiliated to any particular church or organisation but is supported by many.

Our aims are simple and straight from the heart:

-  to give African orphans and street kids a home.

-  to create a safe, loving and nurturing environment for these children.

-  to give them a healthy diet and a good education.

-  to release them back into the community as healthy, educated and well-adjusted adults so they can play their part in the future of their own nation.

 

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Map of Africa

 

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Philosophy of the Orphans In Africa Project

Africa is a land that has been torn apart by war and disease. For over 40 years this has resulted in international condemnation and sanctions, tribal conflict, racial hatred and the inevitable result is famine, disease and poverty for the general population.

In addition to this tragedy, the Aids pandemic has gripped the continent. No other place in the world has been more affected by the spread of HIV and Aids. As as direct result of HIV and Aids the population of sub-saharan Africa now in decline. Parents are dying, leaving their children (often babies) to fend for themselves on the streets.

The children of Africa are in great need

Orphans in Africa Project wants to be part of the solution - no matter how small.

We want to help the child victims and give them a safe and secure home in orphanages which truly care, and give them an education. In so doing they will develop a value system that works towards prevention of Aids and sustainable development of their country. These children will grow up to be the future generation of leaders of their nation. They will have the attitude to make their nation self-sufficient and hence make a positive contribution to the world.

Extract from the UNICEF Report on AIDS July 2004: Sub-Saharan Africa is home to 24 of the 25 countries with the world’s highest levels of HIV prevalence, and the fastest growing proportions and absolute numbers of orphaned children. Between 1990 and 2003, the number of children orphaned by AIDS increased from less than one million to an estimated 12.6 million. Nine out of 10 children living with HIV/AIDS are African, as are eight of every 10 children who have lost parents to AIDS. Orphans are concentrated in certain countries, reflecting broader trends in HIV prevalence and population. In five countries in southern Africa, 15 per cent or more of orphans lost one or both parents in 2003, the large majority of them due to AIDS. Equally high numbers of children are now living with chronically ill family members and will become orphans this year. Even without the impact of HIV/AIDS, sub-Saharan Africa already had the largest proportion of orphaned children. In 2003, 12.3 per cent (43 million) of all children in the region were orphans, nearly double the 7.3 per cent of children in Asia, and 6.2 per cent of children in Latin America and the Caribbean, who were orphans. Botswana has the highest rate of orphaning (20%). In 11 of the 43 countries in the region, more than 15 per cent of children are orphans. Of these 11 countries, AIDS is the cause of parental death between 11 and 78 per cent of the time. The impact of HIV/AIDS on mortality and the number of children orphaned by AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa will continue to increase through 2010. By then, more than one in five children will be orphaned in Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland and Zimbabwe.

 

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In December 2002 we were delighted to receive (un-solicited) the coveted Harambee Award for orphanages. Please click on the image below to read about this humanitarian award.

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