tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76308519299204306472011-04-21T17:44:12.814-07:00The Orphan Foundation publishes these statistics to help people understand the scale of the orphan problem around the world. The statistics contained within these reports are the most reliable we can find. However, the scale of the orphan problem makes it difficult to be totally precise, as only officially identified orphans are counted in the numbers. Children who are living with relatives, friends, or adrift in the cities and towns. Sources - USAIDS and UNICEF.Joe DiDonatonoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630851929920430647.post-70740265289364805862007-06-21T21:04:00.000-07:002008-12-09T07:41:48.083-08:00<a href="http://theorphanfoundation-GuideSub.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><font color="111111">FREE! <font color="#cc6600">[First Issue Adoption Resource Guide]</font></font></a><br/><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.unicef.org/sowc05/english/sowc05_chapters.pdf" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_peEbpwkSoEI/RntL9fp-ubI/AAAAAAAAAEM/gvOhoOdLQ_Y/s320/The+State+of+the+World%27s+Children.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078736524632046002" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/Publications/docs/childrenbrink.pdf" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_peEbpwkSoEI/RntMd_p-ucI/AAAAAAAAAEU/vB1zo6pACCE/s320/Children+on+the+Brink.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078737082977794498" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7630851929920430647-7074026528936480586?l=theorphanfoundation-statistics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joe DiDonatonoreply@blogger.com0