Thursday, March 15, 2012

Child Labor on the Rise in Zimbabwe

A 2010 UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report states that 13 percent of Zimbabwean children are engaged in child labor. Of the 1.3 million orphans living in Zimbabwe today it is estimated that 100,000 are living on their own in child headed households. To read more go to http://www.irinnews.org/Report/94939/ZIMBABWE-Child-labour-on-the-rise

Click here to learn more about ASAP's efforts to help these orphans and vulnerable children. Remember, one of the best ways to nurture and support these isolated children is to keep them in school.

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