In the words of Dennisada Ben-Fiabema, permanent secretary, Ministry of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, Rivers State, Nigeria, "the phenomenon of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) is as old as the creation of the world. As the years roll by, the situation and circumstances of children who are made orphans by all causes whether they are single orphans (i.e. children who have lost a parent) or double orphans (those who have lost both parents) are on the plummet for the worse and evokes in responsible minds and compassionate hearts a dire need to rise to the challenge of responding to ...
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