South Asia has the largest child population in the world. Unfortunately, the newest research shows that approximately 4% of this region’s child population are orphans. That is 20 million children with no family, projected to increase over the next decade. Orphaned children face extreme vulnerabilities, including sex trafficking, forced child labor, HIV/ AIDS, and substance abuse. Many children have lost their parents because of abandonment due to poverty, illness, and death.
Even children with families in this region face unimaginable hardships. Most do not attend school regularly as they are pressured to go to work and earn money for their families. Health is also a struggle as 2 million children born yearly do not live to see the age of 5. These issues and an unbalanced caste system make orphaned children in South Asia the most at risk.
Kolar Children’s Home is a nonprofit organization that began serving four children who were abandoned in 2006. They provided them with shelter, clothing, food, and access to education. Since then, they have come across many children who have lost their parents, including those from single-parent homes who could no longer care for them, and children of parents who have been diagnosed with terminal illnesses. Today, over 24 children are being served by Kolar Children’s Home.
Serving Orphans Worldwide travels to every orphanage we partner with to ensure needs are legitimate and 100% of funds distributed goes to the livelihood of the children.