There are about 52 Million orphans in Africa.
Zambia has about 20,000,000 people
Only about 600,000 Zambians are in formal employment.
Between 64 – 69 of Zambians live on less than $1.25 per
Of the 54 African countries Zambia has the second highest number of orphans beating only Zimbabwe.
Zambia has about 2.5 million orphans.
Over half of Zambian children are malnourished
At provincial level, Lusaka Province has the highest number of orphans followed by Copperbelt Province.
Of the 2,513,768 households in Zambia, 4,636 are headed by children (aged 12-17 years).
Many orphaned girls opt for early marriage to survive and many orphaned boys end up as child laborers.
