Orphans are a common sight in many parts of the world. There are over 113 million orphans in the world today and this number keeps growing by the day. The majority of these orphans live in Africa, home to more than 80 percent of all orphaned children worldwide. Most African countries suffer from high rates of child and maternal mortality; coupled with poor access to education, medical care, economic opportunities, family support, and guardianship laws, this results in large numbers of abandoned children. The causes for so many orphaned children in Uganda include a combination of local factors such as weak family support networks, conflict and corruption as well as international factors that include an increase in humanitarian crises around the continent and also limited adoption options.