501: Orphans Presentation

Question 1

Number of orphans worldwide

Answer 1

153 million children

Question 2

of abandoned children who are in institutional care worldwide

Answer 2

7 million

Question 3

Region with most dramatic suicide rate

Answer 3

Sierra Leone

Question 4

HIV/AIDS has orphaned ___ children, most of them in

Answer 4

17.9 million children

Most in SSA and SE Asia

Question 5

There is a link between HIV/AIDS prevalence and

Answer 5

Armed conflict

Question 6

Continent that is home to the largest number of orphaned children in the world + #

Answer 6

Asia

60 million

Question 7

UNICEF suggest we should focus less on ___ and more on ___

Answer 7

Less on the concept of orphanhood and more on a range of factors that render children vulnerable

Question 8

What are the factors that render children vulnerable

Answer 8

Family’s ownership of property

Poverty level of the household

Child’s relationship to the head of the household

Education level of the child’s parents, if they are living