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What happens to a society when the orphan population explodes because of AIDS? Imagine that happening in your home town. Thousands of your neighbors would be little 12 and 13 year old boys and girls raising their younger siblings. No parents, no sense of right and wrong, just abandoned kids raising kids. It’s almost too hard to believe this is the reality for millions of children living in our world. Please Read this article<\/a> to get a grasp on this crisis. There is something to be done. We can be ‘Good Samaritans’ and make a difference in the life of an orphan. If you don’t know where to start, Five for 50<\/a> is a great option.
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What happens to a society when the orphan population explodes because of AIDS? Imagine that happening in your home town. Thousands of your neighbors would be little 12 and 13 year old boys and girls raising their younger siblings. No parents, no sense of right and wrong, just abandoned kids raising kids. 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