• Orphans and vulnerable children is a term used to identify the most at-risk group among young people in contexts such as humanitarian aid and education in developing countries. (wikipedia.org)
  • One source says a child who is vulnerable could have one or both parents but does not have basic needs or rights fulfilled. (wikipedia.org)
  • The label of "orphans and vulnerable children" came into regular use, it is believed,[by whom? (wikipedia.org)
  • This term was used in the beginning to talk about children who had lost caregivers to HIV/AIDS and other such vulnerable children. (wikipedia.org)
  • The term "orphans and vulnerable children" channeled aid to those children who were greatly in need of assistance. (wikipedia.org)
  • Through this program, USAID implements programs to assist orphans and vulnerable children. (wikipedia.org)
  • Conceptualizing the African child as orphan and vulnerable: A label in need of redefinition? (wikipedia.org)
  • Care, specialized assistance and resources for these vulnerable children must keep pace. (unicef.org)
  • Through the construction of new homes, and the renovation of existing ones, our "Orphans and Vulnerable Children" programme in Malawi strives to improve the living conditions of children that have lost their parents and caregivers due to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. (habitatforhumanity.org.uk)
  • The family was living in an unhealthy structure with a mud floor and leaky thatch roof when Rhoda sought assistance from Habitat for Humanity Malawi's Orphans and Vulnerable Children programme. (habitatforhumanity.org.uk)
  • Through the construction of new homes or the renovation of existing structures, our "Orphans and Vulnerable Children" programme in Malawi strives to improve the living conditions of families, thus improving their overall quality of life. (habitatforhumanity.org.uk)
  • After I graduated from high school, I went on several short-term mission trips abroad, and I encountered orphaned and vulnerable children in person for the first time. (hopespromise.com)
  • If we truly value life, what better way to show it to the world than by caring for life in its most vulnerable forms: from the baby addicted to crack, to the abandoned child with severe emotional issues, to the 17-year-old who is about to "age-out" of the foster care system. (breakpoint.org)
  • Editors convened under the auspices of SAfAIDS and the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) recently to thrash out a policy for reporting on AIDS orphans and children who were otherwise vulnerable. (ipsnews.net)
  • Perhaps the greatest harm is done, however, by the perception that coverage of vulnerable children - insensitive or not - is largely futile. (ipsnews.net)
  • And we make sure you receive stories of hope that inspire your staff and supporters as they meet the needs of the orphaned and vulnerable. (orphanoutreach.org)
  • Let's work together to serve orphaned and vulnerable children in Jesus' name. (orphanoutreach.org)
  • Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday announced Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia in the form of fixed deposit to the children who lost their parents due to COVID-19. (siasat.com)
  • Yogesh Singh, vice chancellor of Delhi University, stated on Saturday that the university is reserving seats for orphans, including those whose parents were killed in Covid-19, to pursue higher education free of charge. (outlookindia.com)
  • Covid-19 pandemic compounds woes as disruptions lead to further delay in the entire process of adopting a child. (outlookindia.com)
  • Use HIV's lessons to help children orphaned by COVID-19. (bvsalud.org)
  • It often used relating to countries in sub-Saharan Africa with a high number of AIDS orphans. (wikipedia.org)
  • in the early 1990's at the time the United Nations Children's fund (UNICEF) brought attention to children who were being greatly affected by the AIDS epidemic. (wikipedia.org)
  • Children around the world who are living in dangerous or unhealthy conditions are being helped by the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief known as PEPFAR. (wikipedia.org)
  • Globally in 2020, children below the age of seventeen who have had one or both of their parents die of AIDS numbered about 15.5 million. (wikipedia.org)
  • Every fourteen seconds, a child loses a parent to AIDS. (breakpoint.org)
  • MBABANE, Oct 27 2005 (IPS) - The plight of AIDS orphans in Swaziland, currently labouring under the world's highest HIV prevalence rate, is an issue that demands coverage. (ipsnews.net)
  • A child could be scarred for life by something that is written about him or her, even if the intention is to draw attention to a sorry situation in order to find assistance or a remedy," says Sara Page, assistant director of the Southern African AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS), a Harare-based non-governmental organisation (NGO). (ipsnews.net)
  • By 2010, one out of six people in the nation will be a child under the age of 15 who has lost both parents to AIDS. (ipsnews.net)
  • This is especially true of reports that feature images of the AIDS orphans concerned - or of children who have been victims of abuse. (ipsnews.net)
  • A freelance photojournalist interviewed by IPS has noted that certain AIDS orphans even feel uncomfortable with being photographed - irrespective of the problems that may occur once the images are published. (ipsnews.net)
  • Journalists respond that a sure way to maintaining the status quo concerning AIDS orphans is to leave their stories unreported. (ipsnews.net)
  • We must prepare our children to face the reality of AIDS in their lives. (cdc.gov)
  • To face the challenges ahead, our children must have scientific, dependable information about HIV and AIDS. (cdc.gov)
  • In this same period, 2,469 children have been separated from their parents or caregivers - either left alone while adults undergo screening and treatment, or isolated because they've been in contact with someone infected. (unicef.org)
  • UNICEF runs three nurseries next to Ebola treatment centers in the epidemic's hotspots, where Ebola survivors, who are immune to the disease, care for and closely monitor infants and very young children until their parents or caregivers have completed treatment. (unicef.org)
  • Commit to praying for orphans and their caregivers, specifically the families Hopes Promise supports in Kenya, Nepal, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe. (hopespromise.com)
  • In 2020, listeners made sure food and prayers were provided to thousands of children and families impacted by the pandemic, not only in Guatemala but in Honduras and Kenya as well. (orphanoutreach.org)
  • By the end of 2023, it is estimated that there will be 10,000 children under our care. (gmanetwork.com)
  • About 60,000 children have been orphaned by the pandemic in this Southern African country, a number that is expected to double in the coming four years. (ipsnews.net)
  • Perhaps, like me, you've traveled overseas and met at-risk children in slums or one of Hope's Promise's family-style homes and you can't figure out how to converge the realities of here and there. (hopespromise.com)
  • As per the ongoing survey, as of now 5,153 children are living on the streets with their families, 1,266 are on the streets but live in slums and 39 are orphans, Thakur said. (outlookindia.com)
  • Brice Espino, a 33-year-old Filipino advocate and Global Chief Executive Officer for Children of Heroes, said their organization had been assisting 6,000 Ukrainian children as of September 2023 from just around 1,000 at the end of 2022. (gmanetwork.com)
  • With this in view, City Without Orphans acts as a bridge between Fresno's foster-care system and local Christians. (christianitytoday.com)
  • This month, Focus on the Family, Family Life, and Shaohannah's Hope, founded by my good friend Steven Curtis Chapman, along with nearly fifty other organizations will join together in the Voice of the Orphan campaign to raise awareness and encourage Christians to become involved in this issue of global concern. (breakpoint.org)
  • As the Voice of the Orphan campaign points out, adoption is only one of many ways that Christians can help. (breakpoint.org)
  • KINSHASA/DAKAR/GENEVA/NEW YORK, 13 August 2019 - The number of children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who have been orphaned or left unaccompanied due to the Ebola epidemic has more than doubled since April, requiring a rapid ramp-up of specialized care in the Ebola-hit provinces of Ituri and North Kivu. (unicef.org)
  • Psychosocial assistants work to place children with nurturing relatives or foster families - no easy task given the economic burden of raising extra children and the pervasive fear of catching the disease or being associated with it. (unicef.org)
  • In sub-Saharan Africa even fewer children are being treated. (wikipedia.org)
  • As Orphan Outreach's first media partner, 91.3 WCSG and its listeners in Grand Rapids, Michigan, have served with Orphan Outreach on mission trips in Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America since 2008. (orphanoutreach.org)
  • Non-profit organization Children of Heroes Charity Fund appealed for donations and global solidarity for the Ukraine children trapped by the conflict with Russia. (gmanetwork.com)
  • The group became the Central Valley Christian Alliance for Orphans , and in April 2012 was chosen as a regional umbrella of the Christian Alliance for Orphans , a national organization. (christianitytoday.com)
  • For several years I worked at a Christian nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children escape the grip of poverty, which only deepened my longing to "go" or to adopt one day. (hopespromise.com)
  • Orphan Outreach is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization (EIN 56-2623813). (orphanoutreach.org)
  • UNICEF works in some of the world's toughest places, to reach the world's most disadvantaged children. (unicef.org)
  • Together, the stations have provided 1.5 million meals , raised more than $600,000 to meet critical needs, and ensured over 1,000 children have access to education, nutrition, counseling, and Bible teaching through sponsorship. (orphanoutreach.org)
  • When you visit the campaign's website, www.VoiceoftheOrphan.org , you can read about other ways to reach out, from praying for a child who is awaiting adoption, to becoming a Court-Appointed Special Advocate for an abused or neglected child, to sponsoring an orphanage. (breakpoint.org)
  • Now, under the U.S. Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, states are required to terminate parental rights if a child has been in foster care fifteen of the prior twenty-two months. (breakpoint.org)
  • Together with her husband, Daniel, a college pastor, in February 2011 Bunker launched City Without Orphans , a nonprofit that's engaging local government, business, and, most centrally, the faith community with the goal of placing every orphan in Fresno into a loving home. (christianitytoday.com)
  • For example, City Without Orphans took over coordinating the Heart Gallery , a traveling photography display used by the county child welfare department to profile local children waiting to be adopted. (christianitytoday.com)
  • Some awareness training is still needed by non-governmental social welfare organisations themselves who deal with children, in terms of the ethical issues (about) reporting on children," he noted. (ipsnews.net)
  • The Children of Heroes Charity Fund helps children who have lost one or both parents due to the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. (gmanetwork.com)
  • If these doors close, why has God given me so many experiences related to poverty and orphans? (hopespromise.com)
  • Some children have nowhere to go and no relative to care for them. (globalgiving.org)
  • The project provides care to these children from infant school to university level, in a loving atmosphere. (globalgiving.org)
  • For unaccompanied children, psychosocial teams provide dedicated care that includes food, psychological support and material assistance. (unicef.org)
  • Whitney Bunker never planned to find loving families for the more than 2,000 children in the foster-care system of Fresno in central California. (christianitytoday.com)
  • Three months prior, Bunker had sensed God placing on her heart a vision for orphan care. (christianitytoday.com)
  • As a social worker, she had watched scores of children enter the foster care system due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment at home-and over the course of two years, she saw only two families reunify. (christianitytoday.com)
  • Being a mother is more about what you do to care for the kids, than it is just about having given birth to them. (habitatforhumanity.org.uk)
  • And in our own country, more than 800,000 children pass through America's foster care system each year. (breakpoint.org)
  • Twenty-five percent of mothers in prison end up having to turn their children over to the foster care system. (breakpoint.org)
  • Shine bright for the future of orphan care. (orphanoutreach.org)
  • Give life-saving care to the children and families we serve. (orphanoutreach.org)
  • Providing holistic care, promoting family, preparing young adults for independence, restoring the rights of children. (orphanoutreach.org)
  • Special training will be provided to Guatemalan and Honduran staff and ministry leaders so they may better care for the growing mental health needs of children and families in communities throughout both countries. (orphanoutreach.org)
  • An orphan is considered to be a child whose parents have died. (wikipedia.org)
  • This includes children who are HIV positive, who have parents or guardians who are HIV positive, and/or who are orphans. (wikipedia.org)
  • Children are left without parents and if infected with HIV stigmatised and rejected by their communities. (globalgiving.org)
  • UNICEF and partners have registered 1,380 orphans, meaning children who have lost one or both parents to Ebola, since the start of the outbreak just over a year ago. (unicef.org)
  • Children are watching parents die in front of them or seeing loved ones taken to Ebola treatment centers, uncertain of when or if they will return. (unicef.org)
  • For children with no surviving parents, the needs are longer-term. (unicef.org)
  • Why would parents decide not to keep their children? (hopespromise.com)
  • And why would grownups choose not to adopt if they could change the life of a child without parents? (hopespromise.com)
  • The United Nations reports that some 143 million children worldwide have lost one or both parents. (breakpoint.org)
  • Each Christmas, volunteers across the country help strengthen ties between incarcerated parents and their children through the Angel Tree program. (breakpoint.org)
  • What happens to Indian orphans who are adopted by foreigners, when they want to trace their biological parents? (outlookindia.com)
  • Bunker is convinced that believers play a strategic role in providing stable homes for foster children waiting to be adopted. (christianitytoday.com)
  • Some couples think adopting a child equals a tacit admission-we can't procreate on our own. (outlookindia.com)
  • So, in doubt, they abstain, they retreat and neglect their responsibilities, perhaps taking refuge in the unlikely relationship as "equals" with their children. (ewtn.com)
  • UNICEF is working closely with partners and communities to rapidly identify affected children and tailor support to address their extensive physical, psychological and social needs. (unicef.org)
  • To date, UNICEF has trained 906 psychosocial assistants and psychologists who provide a range of individualized assistance for orphaned and separated children. (unicef.org)
  • All the children require psychosocial assistance to mitigate the debilitating effects of loss, stigma and isolation, which is why UNICEF is working to quickly scale up child protection programs in Ebola-affected areas. (unicef.org)
  • The number of children orphaned to Ebola or left unaccompanied is growing as fast as the outbreak itself," says Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF Representative in the DRC. (unicef.org)
  • The state government would be the parent of orphans living in orphanages or with relatives or those who have been adopted as well as single women and would provide funds for their education and day-to-day needs, Sukhu told. (outlookindia.com)
  • It is disappointing to come across a story about a child who has been raped by a teacher, and there is an accompanying colour photo of the child in her school uniform with a small blinder placed over her eyes," says Hlobsile Dlamini, a counselor with the Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse, which offers medical assistance and legal and psychological counseling for victims of abuse. (ipsnews.net)
  • As Bishop of Buenos Aires I sensed the feeling of orphanhood that children are experiencing today, and I often asked fathers if they played with their children, if they had the courage and love to spend time with their kids. (ewtn.com)
  • And the father was absent from the little child growing up, he did not play with him, no, he did not waste time with him. (ewtn.com)
  • The educative quality of the time the father spends raising the child is all the more necessary when he is forced to stay away from home because of work. (ewtn.com)
  • U]p to 50 children join the Charity's assistance programs every day. (gmanetwork.com)
  • Listeners of both KVNE and its sister station Fuzión are actively engaged in the sponsorship of hundreds of children at the CadaNiño community outreach programs in Guatemala City and San Jose Pinula. (orphanoutreach.org)
  • Only about half of the more than 1.5 million children worldwide who are HIV positive are receiving treatment. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 2003 alone, 16 million children were orphaned. (breakpoint.org)
  • A child could be considered an orphan if one parent has died especially if that parent was the provider for the family. (wikipedia.org)
  • Many children served by the programme have only a single parent, or an elderly, sometimes disabled, caregiver for support. (habitatforhumanity.org.uk)
  • The nature of the support is determined by the most pressing needs of each child or family. (unicef.org)
  • Sometimes it seems that fathers don't know what their role in the family is or how to raise their children. (ewtn.com)
  • Rather than lamenting what I can't do to help orphaned children, over the past few years, my focus has turned towards finding a way to do something in this moment, here and now, where God has placed me. (hopespromise.com)
  • 99.1 JoyFM and Boost Radio in Saint Louis, Missouri, has served with Orphan Outreach for years. (orphanoutreach.org)
  • And, in effect, delinquency among children and adolescents can be largely attributed to this lack, to the shortage of examples and authoritative guidance in their everyday life, a shortage of closeness, a shortage of love from the father. (ewtn.com)
  • A caregiver at the Ebola Treatment Centre of Butembo, feeds a baby at a nursery for young children affected by the virus in North Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (unicef.org)
  • For these children, there is little hope that they will be able to improve their situation. (habitatforhumanity.org.uk)
  • https://colleenbriggs.com/2015/09/03/shine-like-stars-collaborative-gallery-of-sanctuary-of-hope-kids-and-colleen-briggs/) I am amazed to see God's multiplication of my feeble efforts in ways far beyond what I can imagine. (hopespromise.com)
  • When you partner with Orphan Outreach, you join hands with a global team ready to help your supporters bring Gospel hope to the least of these. (orphanoutreach.org)
  • With very little effort, people from its community can pinpoint the identity of the child," Dlamini adds. (ipsnews.net)
  • Across more than 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, to build a better world for everyone. (unicef.org)
  • But the work of City Without Orphans is not just about recruiting and educating Christian families. (christianitytoday.com)
  • After all, caring for widows and orphans is, the Apostle James tells us, "true religion. (breakpoint.org)
  • It's true that you have to be a "companion" to your child, but without forgetting that you are the father! (ewtn.com)
  • In the process, Alex was restored not only to her child, but also to God. (breakpoint.org)
  • The 25 children who stay at KCDI have the possibility to build a future in a safe and caring environment. (globalgiving.org)
  • It has people, resources, and a God who calls himself a defender of orphans. (christianitytoday.com)
  • In May 2011, Bunker recognized the need to connect people concerned about orphans in Fresno to one another. (christianitytoday.com)
  • You can see the problem for the children of prisoners when you understand that the average sentence of a woman prisoner is sixty months. (breakpoint.org)
  • This, and the follow-up reports, are more traumatizing to the child - and they are not in the public interest, as some editors may argue. (ipsnews.net)
  • They later turned their two-storied house into a shelter home as they brought in 17 children the tsunami had orphaned. (outlookindia.com)
  • Three Christian radio stations in Michigan, Texas, and Missouri have transformed thousands of lives through partnership with Orphan Outreach. (orphanoutreach.org)
  • These three Christian radio stations have transformed thousands of lives through their faithful partnership with Orphan Outreach. (orphanoutreach.org)
  • In May 2010, at a conference for the Christian Alliance for Orphans in Minneapolis, she collected a wealth of resources about initiatives under way in other cities, and returned to Fresno determined to proceed. (christianitytoday.com)
  • The most beautiful way I see God working in my desire to converge my current situation, artistic and administrative giftings, and my heart for orphans has been in running a small business from home and donating part of my profits to Hope's Promise. (hopespromise.com)