iSearch Paper - Interesting Blog

One of today's "notable blogs" is Tumaini Kids!, a chronicle of orphans and vulnerable children in Kenya. Kids end up at this camp for one of four reasons. Here's a brief excerpt:

"What brings a child to Tumaini?"

There are four main reasons that the 170+ children have ended up at Tumaini, and why there are so many more hoping to enter.

1. Either one or both of a child's parents died of AIDS. A common misconception is that the term "AIDS Orphans" means that the children themselves are sick. This may not be the case. The term actually refers to their parents' cause of death, and can be used on a larger level to refer to the "Silent Crisis" behind this lost generation.

2. The child is orphaned for another reason.

3. The poverty level is such that a child's parents cannot support him or her.

4. The parents are mentally unfit to care for their children.

Looking into the extensive poverty in Africa, or AIDS in Africa, and its affect on children, may make an interesting iSearch paper.