Every Single Kid Who Was Orphaned By Ebola In Guinea Now Has A Home

Every child who was orphaned by Ebola in Guinea has a familiar place to call home — an astounding development considering these kids were shunned just a few months ago.

Since the worst Ebola outbreak on record hit, 773 children in Guinea alone have lost both parents to the disease and they’ve all been taken in by a relative, according to UNICEF. But the fate of these grieving kids, and those in other parts of West Africa who were orphaned by the virus, was in jeopardy as recently as October, when family members abandoned them due to concerns that they could spread the disease, which has claimed more than 9,000 lives.

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The Huffington Post