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Emmanuel Kalunga
Age: 13
Home: Nkwazi compound, Ndola, Zambia
After Emmanuel Kalunga's mother died from AIDS, he moved in with his grandmother. He manages to lose himself and forget his worries when he makes a kite out of old bits of rubbish.
Filed in: Africa, HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS in Zambia

Zambia is one of the southern African countries hardest hit by the HIV/AIDS pandemic
An estimated 630,000 children have been orphaned by AIDS
Life expectancy at birth has dropped from 52 years (1980) to 37 (2005) due to the pandemic
In 2004 the Zambian Government promised to provide free anti-retroviral drugs to 100,000 people by the end of 2005, but these drugs are still out of reach for most people

Filed in: Africa, HIV/AIDS

Zambia

Zambia
population: 11.3 million
life expectancy: 37.5
population living on less than $2 a day: 87.4%