South Africa

Country Facts

Population:  42.7 million

Population living below the poverty line: 50%
 
Unemployment: 31%
 
Literacy: 14% of over 15s are illiterate
 
Male deaths per 1000 live births: 65
 
Female deaths per 1000 live births: 58
 
Percentage of population living with HIV/AIDS: 21%
 
People living with HIV/AIDS: 5.3 million
 
Annual deaths from HIV/AIDS: 370,000
 
In South Africa, ICT works with marginalized communities in the Western Cape, empowering them to find ways of bringing excluded children back into family and community life, leaving the street behind them for good.  For more information about our work in South Africa, see: www.newlifeprojects.co.za