PROBLEMS FACED BY CHILDREN IN ZIMBABWE

-1 child in 22 dies before their 5th birthday, 7 times the U.S. rate

-24% of children suffer from  malnutrition

-28% of children are engaged in child labor, instead of learning

-21% of girls (ages 15-19) are married, and 1 in 12 gives birth

-72% of people live in poverty(savethechildren.org)

-lack of access to clean water

-face domestic violence

-lack sanitation

-no access to mental health and psychosocial support

-no access to formal or non-formal education, including early learning.

-no access to n access primary health care

- food insecurity

-sexual exploitation and abuse

-violence against children.