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Children Are Vulnerable In Zambia


There are approximately 6,397,492 children under the age of 14 in Zambia

703,724 will die before the age of 5 with a death rate of 111/1,000

Maternal mortality rate:
440 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 25

Infant mortality rate:
total: 70.6 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 19
male: 76.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 64.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 52.57 years
country comparison to the world: 208
male: 51.35 years
female: 53.83 years (2012 est.)

Some 690,000 children have been orphaned by AIDS. AIDS orphans make up about half of the 1.3 million orphans of all causes. Another 75,000 Zambian children live on the street, vulnerable to violence and abuse.


If you are willing to make a difference for the children of Zambia, support a well.  Your donation can change the lives of the children of rural villages in Zambia!

One complete well  = $5,000.00

Half of a well           = $2,500.00

Share of a well        = $100.00