Children Homes
The number of orphans is increasing worldwide due to problems such as wars and conflicts, natural disasters, epidemics, poverty and mass migration. Children who make up 2.2 billion of the world population which is estimated at 7.7 billion, remain at risk and exposed every day for various reasons. According to UNICEF, about 10,000 children are left either paternal or maternal orphans every day across the world. Internationally accepted figures also indicate that number of orphans children around the world is at least 250 million; however, based on many evidence suggest that there are millions of orphan or abandoned children which are not included in the official statistics, this figure is actually much greater. When a child loses either of their parents or both, they face so many economic and mental issues down the line. For example, an average of 10,000 children die every day as a result of war, poverty, hunger or similar causes. The majority of these children are known to be orphan and abandoned. The available data show that most of the countries where the situation is most worrying are in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Without a doubt, one of the most common reasons leading to children becoming orphans is natural disasters. Almost 750,000 people have died in natural disasters in the last 20 years, and as a result, hundreds of thousands of children became orphans or left without parental support. 79% of these deaths occurred in poor Asian countries such as Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, India and the Philippines, the countries with the highest number of orphans. Orphans and abandoned children are barely able to maintain a decent standard of living, making them more likely to be exposed to risks and dangers. Such children can easily fall into the clutches of malevolent people or criminal gangs in exchange for basic needs such as shelter and food or to satisfy emotional needs, like a sense of belonging.
Karamazou employs two approaches in terms of orphaned children homes. Our core approach is developing, financing and managing our own orphaned children's home. We provide housing, clothing, food, health care and education. Our second approach is we make financial contributions to local orphaned children's home. Our operations for children's homes follows a strict approach in the staff we hire due to history of abuse in orphaned children's home, our staff undergo security checks and internal training. We employ external children's health and well being consultants using our global partners in advanced economies, this enables us to improve on the care we provide in our orphaned children's home.