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Unbelievable Stats
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- By 2010 UNAIDS estimates there will be a grand total of 107 million orphans in the world - virtually no change there - but a mind-numbing 25 million of them will be orphans of AIDS. That's 23.7% of all orphans
- There are 34 million orphans in Africa, of whom 11 million are believed to be orphans of AIDS. One third of Africa's orphans, or about one child in 20 overall, has lost his or her parents to HIV
- UNAIDS reports that a devastating number of nearly 30 million people are infected with HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Women and girls make up 58% of those who are infected
- Studies in 20 countries--most of them in Africa--show that children whose parents have died are more likely to be malnourished and less likely to attend school than those who have not lost a parent
- Many of these orphans are discriminated against, exploited, or abused. Some end up living on the street, surviving by picking pockets, theft, begging, and prostitution
- Every day, almost 2,000 babies are infected with HIV during pregnancy, at birth or though breastfeeding
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