Their second name, Sele Enat, is not the name of a biological father. Eyasu is one of the nurses at Sele Enat, an indigenous orphanage which currently hosts some 70 orphans. “There are an estimated 4.5 million orphans ... of which approximately 800,000 have lost their parents to AIDS,’’ according to UNICEF, estimating that the number of AIDS orphans is some 2.5 million. Etefa said that AIDS orphans often suffer from discrimination and stigma. “There is another disheartening fate of AIDS orphans,” he said.

Source: Ethiopian News February 10, 2018 06:56 UTC