Children in Rwanda became orphans because of the Rwanda genocide and the spread of HIV/AIDS. During the Rwandan genocide many people were killed, including family members leaving the children without any parents. With the spread of HIV/AIDS, family members also died from it, so the children in Rwanda became orphans. Some orphans are placed in extended families or fostering households. If they did not have anyone, then they were placed in the orphanages. Being an orphan in Rwanda came from the Rwandan genocide and the spread of HIV/AIDS, and therefore the children lived in poverty, faced risks including child labor, and did not have the basic needs such as healthcare, education and nutrition.
Over the course of 100 days from April 6 to July …show more content…
When the breakout of AIDS/HIV happened many people were affected by it. If a child's parent was sick then the child had to stop going to school to take care of their parents, which denied them of an education. There are 70,000 orphans due to AIDS. During the Rwandan Genocide many women and girls were raped in attempt to annihilate the Tutsi community and remove Hutu moderates and sympathizers. Many women and girls that were raped during the Rwandan Genocide suffered from physical damage and were infected with HIV. There is evidence that HIV –infected men purposely raped women and girls with the intention of infecting them, making HIV a weapon in its own right (Sentinel). After the genocide, the rape victims fled their communities because they were ashamed or out casted. They left behind their homes, resources and support network. They gave birth to HIV positive babies and struggled to exist. Some of the HIV babies became orphans because they do not want to take care of them, or the parent died of HIV. The genocide left behind children without one or both parents. Many of those children were homeless or left to fend for themselves on the street, where they were vulnerable to rape or "survival sex", which is sex in exchange for food, a place to sleep, and school fee, and so they were exposed to the HIV
Over the course of 100 days from April 6 to July …show more content…
When the breakout of AIDS/HIV happened many people were affected by it. If a child's parent was sick then the child had to stop going to school to take care of their parents, which denied them of an education. There are 70,000 orphans due to AIDS. During the Rwandan Genocide many women and girls were raped in attempt to annihilate the Tutsi community and remove Hutu moderates and sympathizers. Many women and girls that were raped during the Rwandan Genocide suffered from physical damage and were infected with HIV. There is evidence that HIV –infected men purposely raped women and girls with the intention of infecting them, making HIV a weapon in its own right (Sentinel). After the genocide, the rape victims fled their communities because they were ashamed or out casted. They left behind their homes, resources and support network. They gave birth to HIV positive babies and struggled to exist. Some of the HIV babies became orphans because they do not want to take care of them, or the parent died of HIV. The genocide left behind children without one or both parents. Many of those children were homeless or left to fend for themselves on the street, where they were vulnerable to rape or "survival sex", which is sex in exchange for food, a place to sleep, and school fee, and so they were exposed to the HIV