Orphans of Today

Orphans of Today

        Currently 2.5 percent of all children in Africa have no parents at all. And of 2008 the rest of the world has an estimated 145 million orphans. However, this number doesn’t reflect what we normally think of as a traditional orphan. Of the 145 million orphans there are more than 92 million that have a surviving mother and 38 million that have a surviving father. Added together however there is still over 15 million that are double orphaned without a father or a mother. Statistics are hard to get a hold on for orphans, but when the numbers reach above 100 million, and 15 million that are double orphaned, that is more than enough to know something needs to be done. Everyone agrees and knows that action needs to be taken for these children--to rescue them—and there isn't any argument or disagreement with it. But when people take a step to actually accomplish change and help save lives: that is when we can see a difference.
       There are organizations all across the world that are devoted to helping these children, giving them new homes, saving them from sex or labor slavery, and stopping such a thing before it even starts within the government, churches, and individuals. However these organizations are powerless without the support of people standing behind them. The power that will determine whether these children find hope rests in the hands of everyday people throughout the globe that can donate to these organizations and keep them running. That is where orphan's and orphanages stand today, through the people who are determined enough to establish change and give a little of themselves for another.


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