http://www.undp.org/hiv/publications/issues/english/issue30e.html

Uganda is a country that is alive with hope and energy, but is also facing many challenges:

Decades of civil war destroyed a generation, leaving many orphans

HIV/AIDS devastated Uganda in the 1980s and continues to plague

50% of the population is 0-14 years old, children are raising children

Poverty, domestic violence, and teenage pregnancy result in abandonment and inability to provide effective parenting

Continued war in the North tragically and uniquely affects children

Poverty cripples families, limiting their ability to care for children


Current news in Africa...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/default.stm

HIV/AIDS and children...
http://www.unicef.org/aids/index.php
http://www.undp.org/hiv/publications/issues/english/issue30e.html