- Target:
- SOS Children's Villages Canada
- Region:
- Canada
- Website:
- www.worldorphanweek.ca
Somewhere in the world, a child loses a parent every 2.2 seconds. Globally, there are approximately 14 million orphans, with the vast majority (approx 9 million) living in Africa.
These children are among the most vulnerable in the world. They have decreased access to education, healthcare and possibilities for future employment. They are at increased risk of living in poverty, working in exploitative child labour, and becoming victims of abuse.
Orphaned children have no parents to ensure their needs are met, to protect them, or to care for them.
Someone needs to care for these children, we can't leave 14 million children to raise themselves!
Join this petition to show Canadians and the World that you care!
Please visit http://worldorphanweek.ca to see other ways you can help raise awareness for the needs of the world's orphaned and abandoned children during World Orphan Week 2008!
You can further help this campaign by sponsoring it
The I Care - World Orphan Week 2008 petition to SOS Children's Villages Canada was written by Jacob Kuehn and is in the category Children's Rights at GoPetition.