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Sunday Times (Johannesburg) - September 26, 2004
There are an estimated 11 million children under the age of 15 living in Sub-Saharan Africa who have lost one or both parents to Aids, and the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) estimates that the figure will increase to 20 million within the next seven years.
This week a conference was organised by European parliamentarians for Africa, in association with other organisations including Unicef, the World Food Programme and UNAids in Cape Town.
Dr J Nico Scholten, president of AWEPA, said a campaign to mobilise parliaments would run for two years and workshops would be presented in Europe and Africa. "We want discussions on what can be done . . . to help the children who are really helpless," he said.
Scholten said one of the challenges the campaign faced was that several African countries had no action plan in place to address the issue.
* The Sunday Times will, over the coming months, be working closely with reputable organisations in an effort to alleviate the plight of Aids orphans. Readers who wish to contribute funds or offer their help can leave their contact details at aidsorphans@sundaytimes.co.za. - Ilse Fredericks and Sivuyile Mbambato
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