There are an estimated 180,000 orphans in the mountainous kingdom of Lesotho, of a population of just over two million. Most of those orphans’ parents died of AIDS – one out of four adults is HIV positive. Poverty, the HIV/AIDS pandemic and food insecurity are interlinked and combine to form the biggest threats to child safety in Lesotho. The country is concentrating its resources on providing protection and care to orphans and vulnerable children and the Global Fund is one of the key supporters.

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