The health of the vast majority of sub-Saharan Africans remains in jeopardy. The figures are sobering. One in six children born in the region today will die before age five. African women face more than 100 times the risk of maternal mortality than do women in the developed world. And the average life expectancy in sub-Saharan Africa is a mere 51 years. Sadly, most countries in the region appear unlikely to meet the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals for health, let alone to address significant chronic issues beyond their scope.

The extreme poverty in Somalia leaves a trail of homeless children. Many of these children either die a premature death through malnutrition or walk the streets in search of food. Some of the most desperate children turn to begging in the streets to suppress the hunger pains, or to gangs as a means of survival. Hiilsan provide a loving home for hundreds of orphaned children including babies and teenage mothers. We promised ourselves to reach the purpose of caring for children in desperate need and is taking up the challenge of finding and caring for orphaned children before they reach the streets of Somalia.