One who has lost parents is considered an orphan. Every child who goes through this most critical phase of life without enjoying parental care is considered an orphan and this loss can have serious implications on their mental health. Children constitute 2.2 billion of the estimated 7.7 billion of the world’s population but remain at risk. According to internationally accepted figures, there are at least 140 million orphans in the world.

Every day the number of orphans and abandoned children in the world is increasing due to various factors such as natural disasters, epidemics or man-made causes such as wars, conflicts, poverty and mass migration. In the last decade, millions of people died in armed clashes resulting in tens of millions of children being orphaned and relocated, unaccompanied by their parents and unprotected. Nearly 79% of parental deaths occurred due to chronic illness or disease outbreaks in poor Asian countries such as

Every day the number of orphans and abandoned children in the world is increasing due to various factors such as natural disasters, epidemics or man-made causes such as wars, conflicts, poverty and mass migration. In the last decade, millions of people died in armed clashes resulting in tens of millions of children being orphaned and relocated, unaccompanied by their parents and unprotected. Nearly 79% of parental deaths occurred due to chronic illness or disease outbreaks in poor Asian countries such as