Orphans and vulnerable children is a term used to identify the most at-risk group among young people in contexts such as humanitarian aid and education in developing countries.
It often used relating to countries in sub-Saharan Africa with a high number of AIDS orphans.
[4] Children around the world who are living in dangerous or unhealthy conditions are being helped by the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief known as PEPFAR.
[5] Globally in 2020, children below the age of seventeen who have had one or both of their parents die of AIDS numbered about 15.5 million.
[6] In 2021 over 7 million orphans and vulnerable children and their care providers were helped through the PEPFAR program,[7]