According to UNICEF (the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund), there are roughly 153 million orphans worldwide. Every day an estimated 5,700 more children become orphans. Children are often relinquished due to war, natural disaster, poverty, disease, stigma, and medical needs.
Life for an orphan, particularly in a developing country can be very difficult. Orphans all too often face exploitation, abuse, malnutrition and disease. The need for orphan sponsorship programmes has never been greater. The aim of Verozi Foundation is to benefit the orphans by providing homes for the orphans and also fostering services.
There are an estimated 258 million widows around the world. About 700,000 women become widowed each year. Over 10 years, that makes 7 million widows and nearly one in seven live in extreme poverty with no income and many are forced into prostitution. Our aim is to become a guardian for widows who live alone and do not have the means to support themselves. We will provide food, medicine, clothing and related assistance and undertake the general welfare and wellbeing of the Widows. In addition we also support a Home for Widows.