Zimbabwe: Street children vulnerable to AIDS

Children who "live rough" on the streets of Zimbabwe's capital and other cities, face a multitude of problems – including AIDS. Research by a Harare-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) – Futures International – in May 2004, indicated that at least 12,000 children eke out a living on the country’s highways and byways. Although no official statistics on HIV prevalence amongst street children exist, an NGO in Harare – Streets Ahead – says it helps treat as many as 150 of the children every month for sexually-transmitted diseases.