Life is tough for children in Swaziland. 40% of all children there suffer from acute poverty and malnutrition and, with a life expectancy of just around 32yrs, there are an estimated 100,000 orphans in the country (10% of its overall population) and this is likely to increase given the rapidly rising levels of HIV/AIDS.

In fact infection rates amongst 20-30year olds are now approaching 50% ~ the number of children dying from being born with AIDS has also doubled in the last fifteen years. As such there is a real danger the kingdom in the sky will simply die out.

You can help when you sponsor a child in Swaziland:

www.worldvision.org.uk
www.actionaid.org.uk
www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk

There are also some other charities who work with communities in Swaziland:

www.savethechildren.org.sz
www.swazichildren.org

If you work with children in Swaziland tell us about your work here.