The African Children's Project and Orphans in Africa

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The African Children’s Project & Orphans in Africa

There are approximately over 20 million children, under the age of 15, that have lost one or both parents through HIV/AIDS in Africa(Unicef, 10). Those children are usually brought to orphanages that are placed in certain areas around Africa. A great deal of the orphanages are ran by Christian organizations and have the under lying message of Christ in their homes. The African Children’s Project is one of the many orphanages open in Africa that was founded by Christians. Orphanages and children homes, like The African Children’s Project, provide the three main needs for orphaned children: physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, which are made possible through the help of funding and donations.

The African Children’s Project is one of the hundreds of orphanages that are located in Africa, but this one is extra special. (N.P) The African Children’s Project was founded in 2006 in response to the growing AIDS crisis. There are currently three couples on the Board of Directors; they are Alex and Charity Mbuthia, Samuel and Mary Kiboi, and Jeff and Melanie Freshour. All of them live around or in Charlotte, North Carolina and they all have felt led to become a part of something much bigger than themselves(N.P) The orphanages of The African Children’s Project are located in Kenya, as of now, and are ran by families that have felt led to move there and make a difference.

The orphanages receive children because they have lost one or both of their parents to, more than likely, HIV/AIDS. Orphans that have lost both parents are referred to as “double orphans”(Unicef, 11). In the African culture, if a child looses both parents then a grandparent will step in and take care of the child...

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...can Children’s Project is one of many orphanages that are doing that. All of those type of homes are making a huge difference, daily, to the lives of the orphans in Africa. Orphanages and children homes, like The African Children’s Project, provide the three main needs for orphaned children: physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, which are made possible through the help of funding and donations.

Works Cited

. N.p.. Web. 25 Mar 2014.
Sengendo, James, and Janet Nambi. "The Psychological Effect of Orphanhood: A Study of Orphans in Rakai District." . Health Transition Review, n.d. Web. 25 Mar 2014. .

Unicef, . "Africa's Orphaned Generations." . The Untied Nations Children's Fund(UNICEF), n.d. Web. 25 Mar 2014. .

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