Eswatini is in 142nd place out of 191 countries and territories in 2021 when ranked in terms of life expectancy, literacy, access to knowledge and the living standards of a country with a life expectancy of 57.07 years (2021) however that standing belies the crisis facing the country as Eswatini is one of the most severely HIV-affected countries in the world and today more than one in three adults is infected (the HIV prevalence rate among pregnant women is currently estimated to be 43%.) The situation is so dire that the very existence of the country is under threat with the United Nations noting that if the infection rate continues unabated the Swazi population will be wiped out in the forthcoming decades. As if that wasn't enough for the child population of Eswatini; there are an estimated 100,000 orphans in the country (nearly 10% of its overall population) and this is likely to increase given the rapidly rising levels of HIV/AIDS. Many children are actually raised by other children having a negative affect on their educational opportunities. About 31% of the under-fives in Eswatini are stunted in growth.

Child sponsor programs in Eswatini work with orphaned and abandoned children together with child-headed families where parents have died through AIDS, AIDs awareness and prevention, helping with school fees and equipment and access to healthcare and secure food supplies; a situation becoming more critical following recent droughts. You can help when you sponsor a child in Eswatini.