Street Children of Zambia: The Trees of Tomorrow (full documentary)

Zambia is a beautiful Southern African country with a moderate climate, friendly welcoming people, and some of the most impressive wildlife parks in the world.On its eastern border, the Zambezi River empties into the spectacular Victoria Falls.Zambia has the potential to become one of Africa's real success stories.However, large obstacles lay in the path to realizing its great potential. Over the past decade, Zambia has been devastated by an HIV/AIDS epidemic that has taken more than a quarter of the adult population.This has resulted in vast numbers of orphans which have overwhelmed the government's ability to find homes for these children. The "Street Children of Zambia: The Trees of Tomorrow" is a documentary film about Zambian street children orphaned by HIV/AIDS, and the organizations working hard to bring the children in off the unforgiving city streets. This documentary explores the lives of children living on the streets in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia. The story is told though the eyes of young men who grew up on the streets and were rescued by people working for humanitarian organizations in Lusaka. These young men have now dedicated their lives to bringing children in off the streets. The documentary examines the major causes of orphans living in the streets of Lusaka, such as the devastating AIDS epidemic that has gripped this Southern African nation. It is estimated that over one million orphans live in Zambia. Most of the orphans are the result of the death of one or more parents after contracting HIV/AIDS. The impacts of this disease has lead to widespread homelessness that threatens to overwhelm the efforts being made by organizations and individuals who work to help traumatized children get off the streets. Videography by Dan Balluff. The full documentary "Street Children of Zambia: The Trees of Tomorrow" is found at    • Street Children of Zambia: The Trees of To...  h #zambia #streetchild #streetchildren #africanfood #africapoverty