The next Nelson Mandela could be here.
"The implications of this are monstrous. The profound trauma of losing a mother or both parents has devastating long-term implications, not only for a child's well-being and development, but for the stability of communities and, ultimately, nations themselves. Children and women caught up in the chaos and forced displacement of war are more vulnerable to sexual abuse and exploitation, which facilitates the spread of HIV."
A quote from Carol Bellamy, executive director of the U.N. Children's Fund, in Emily Wax's Washington Post article "A Generation Orphaned by AIDS: Kenyan Children Struggle to Survive as Relatives Shun Them or Take Advantage," part of the Post's AIDS in Africa" series
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