Orphans & vulnerable children in the country
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Live below the national poverty line
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Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) is located in southern Africa, bordered by South Africa and Mozambique. The country is led by His Majesty King Mswati III and is the last absolute monarchy in Africa. Residents of Eswatini speak siSwati and many people also speak English, which is the teaching language in school.
We work in Eswatini because we believe we can bring HOPE to this nation, whose population faces all of the challenges below in addition to poverty and disease.
- The country has the highest HIV rate in the world.
- 54% of the total population are orphans and vulnerable children (OVC).
- The average life expectancy is 29 years old in Eswatini (in Canada, it's 82 years old).
- The population has a negative growth rate of 4.8%.
- The onset of the worst drought in history dramatically increased food insecurity in the nation.
