NextAid. Creating Sustainable Solutions for Children in Africa Orphaned by AIDS.

AIDS IN AFRICA

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“This catastrophe is unprecedented. Never in history have we had to think about what life will be like on this planet with millions and millions of children growing up on their own, struggling to survive. Not only do we have a moral obligation to take care of these children, but for the sake our species, for the love of life as we know it, we had better act now, before it’s too late.”

Lauren Segal, Co-Founder

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ALARMING STATISTICS*

• Every 15 seconds, an African child loses a parent to AIDS.

• AIDS and has already caused an estimated 25 million deaths - 5,500 daily.

• There are over 15 million children orphaned by AIDS around the world -12 million in Sub-Saharan Africa alone.

• Fewer than 10% of the 15 million African children orphaned by AIDS are receiving any kind of public support.

• 44.4 million children in sub-Saharan Africa do not attend primary school.

• Impoverished and often without support to educate and protect themselves, orphans and vulnerable children face increased risk of HIV infection.

• There are approximately 7,400 new infections daily.

• More than 1,000 children under 15 years of age are infected with HIV every day.

• In sub-Saharan Africa young women aged 15-24 are 3 times more likely to be infected than their male counterparts.

• One third of the entire population of South Africa is HIV positive.

• “Child-Headed Household” is an official population category in South Africa. Young girls have to prostitute themselves to provide for their siblings.

• 9.2 million children died in 2007 before they reached their fifth birthday - 4.5 million in Sub-Saharan Africa .

• One quarter of children under the age of 5 are underweight – 148 million in developing countries.

• Of the estimated 536,000 maternal deaths worldwide in 2005, about half of the maternal deaths (265,000) occurred in sub-Saharan Africa.

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See graphs and charts about the state of childhood in Africa. www.unicef.org/sowc06/statistics/charts.php

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A GLOBAL VIEW
Global Estimates For Adults + Children, End 2008*

Region

Sub-Saharan Africa
South + Southeast Asia
Latin America
E. Europe + C. Asia
North America
East Asia
W. Europe + C. Europe
North Africa + Middle East
Caribbean
Oceania
TOTAL
ADULTS
CHILDREN (1-5)

Living with AIDS

22 Million
4.2 Million
1.7 Million
1.5 Million
1.2 Million
740,000
730,000
380,000
230,000
74,000
32.9 Million
30.8 Million
2 Million

Newly
Infected

1.9 Million
330,000
140,000
110,000
54,000
52,000
27,000
40,000
20,000
13,000
2.7 Million
2.3 Million
370,000

Deaths from AIDS

3.1 Million
340,000
63,000
58,000
23,000
40,000
8,000
27,000
14,000
1,000
2 Million
1.8 Million
270,000

*UNICEF, UNAIDS, worldaidsorphans.org
**UNAIDS/WHO, 2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, July 2008