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Welcome to STARS Children Africa
In Swaziland, where HIV-prevalence is approaching 40 per cent, only 27 per cent of girls aged between 15 and 19 years know how to protect themselves from the virus.
The worst is to come: long delay between infection and death means even after HIV declines, the number of orphans will rise for many years.
In South Africa alone, Aids will have orphaned two million children by 2010, more than the entire populations of Namibia and the Gambia.
STARS Children Africa
2579 John Milton Dr.
Suite 105 - PMB 210
Herndon, VA 20171-2527
Tel: 703-201-2494
Email: starschildrenafrica@ verizon.net
WHY WE ARE NEEDED
It is true that we in the United States of America face huge challenges nationally
and internationally. Likewise, we have a habit of spending that leads to a
negative savings rate, as more individuals than ever are filing for bankruptcy.
Yet, there are millions in the United States that can share funds and volunteer
to help make a generational difference by investing in the orphans.
From a distance and from reports, many African countries and societies appear
to be suffering from economic and social meltdown. Natural and man-made disasters,
corruption, failed policies and the HIV/AIDS pandemic and health issues such
as malaria, lack of clean water and outbreaks of disease could cause those
here in the United States and those in Africa in protected settings to rebel
and stay away.
Yet, we are hopeful that resources and volunteer help will help educate and
train the leadership potential of this generation of orphans in Africa who
can become key leaders of their peers and future generations. We believe that
people will respond and come forward to encourage local leaders in Africa and
provide finances for the education of the orphans.
