Due to poverty HIV and long-term civil unrest
there is a growing number of orphanages
Orphans in Numbers
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Estimates of 210 million orphans worldwide
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2001: 65 million orphans in Asia, 34 million in Africa
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2009: UN study orphans in Nepal from various causes 990,000
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Everyday worldwide 5,760 children become orphans
Problems
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Corruption in orphanages
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Misuse and abuse of children
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Lack of long term integration
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