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Patience, Melody, Prudence, memory ... the childrens names are lyrical. Her life is anything but. They are among the over one million orphans in Zimbabwe, most of whom have lost one or both parents to AIDS. With Ishmael Shinamo and Robson, and hundreds of thousands of others, they are the faces of young people - and innocent victims - the HIV and AIDS in Africa. On the African continent, the number of orphans is estimated at more than 11.5 million euros, more because of AIDS.This will grow to 20 million in six short years. By the year 2010 in a dozen countries south of the Sahara, is everywhere by 15 to 25 percent of children orphans.Copyright 2004 The Vancouver Sun for the full article, see: Canada / Vancouver / vancouversun / news / archive / historyidf1db0119-8080-9271-4ce3-48d68e14acf4 Ghana similar items: The Rising HIV infection rates in Town, poll shows irinnews / report . asp?