World Orphan Week Introduced to SA

Monday, February 8, 2010 - 15:22

Every 2.2 seconds a child loses a parent due to war, poverty, natural disaster, disease, HIV/AIDS and other such causes. This is according to SOS Children’s Village South Africa’s Leigh Swartz.

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world orphan week

By Anonymous

Sat 26 Jun, 2010 - 23:31

victor Malovhele will like to encourage the government of South Africa to have this kind of event or a world orphan week which will commemorative the high rate of orphans who are increasing in an alarming rate. therefore by so doing it will also encourage child adaption for those children who do not have foster parents or care givers. the week will also address some gabs which the orphans are encountering in their daily lives.

Swartz says in response to these statistics, SOS Children’s Villages has introduced the annual World Orphan Week (WOW) to South Africa to promote awareness about orphans and their plight.

“WOW is celebrated annually across five countries and we’re excited to introduce the concept of dressing up in something ‘wow’ to raise money for the children of South Africa. We’re expecting South Africans to embrace the concept as a unique way to raise funds while having lots of fun doing it,” explains Swartz.

To read the article titled, “SOS Village sends help call,” click here .

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The Citizen