It is estimated that more than 15 million children under 18 have been orphaned as a result of AIDS. Around 11.6 million of these children live in sub-Saharan Africa.In countries badly affected by the epidemic such as Zambia and Botswana, it is estimated that 20 percent of children under 17 are orphans - most of whom have lost one or both parents to AIDS. AIDS is responsible for leaving vast numbers of children across Africa without one or both parents.
Most of the AIDS orphans who live outside of Africa live in Asia, where the total number of orphans - orphaned for all reasons - exceeds 73 million.
The AIDS orphan faced problems from household impact, emotional impact, education and stigmatism.The children whose parents are living with HIV often experience many negative changes in their lives and can start to suffer neglect, including emotional neglect, long before they are orphaned.They also faced emotional trauma due to the conditions that they are living in.
Children orphaned by AIDS may miss out on school enrollment, have their schooling interrupted or perform poorly in school as a result of their situation. Besides that, they are often stigmatised by society through association with AIDS, because of this stigma, children may be denied access to schooling and health care.
We should take action and stop this epidemic from spreading to more people.
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