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The mission of Africa Ministries is to care for orphans, street children, widows and other vulnerable members of society through education, skills training, shelter, health, spiritual guidance and reintegration.
UNICEF estimates that approximately 30,000 children are homeless in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia. The number of orphans is projected to reach a staggering 970,000 by 2014
Most of the orphans have no hope of obtaining formal education. In addition, between 6 to 10 percent of these orphans become street children, while less than 1 percent live in established orphanages.
These children who are under the age of 13 are partly HIV/AIDS orphans, victims of divorce, peer pressure, lack of parental guidance or extreme poverty. They lack shelter, proper nutrition, education and health care. Moreover, they are exposed to health hazards, continuous abuse (both psychological and physical) and violence. Widespread poverty, intensified by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, has lead to a breakdown in normal social support mechanisms.