, ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁are ▁living ▁in ▁or phan ages . ▁The ▁Government ▁of ▁R w anda ▁are ▁working ▁with ▁Hope ▁and ▁Hom es ▁for ▁Children ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁first ▁institution ▁and ▁develop ▁a ▁model ▁for ▁community - based ▁child care ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁across ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁ultimately ▁Africa ▁ ▁T anz ania ▁ ▁" Current ly , ▁there ▁are ▁ 5 2 ▁or phan ages ▁in ▁T anz ania ▁car ing ▁for ▁about ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁or ph ans ▁and ▁vulner able ▁children ." ▁A ▁world ▁bank ▁document ▁on ▁T anz ania ▁showed ▁it ▁was ▁six ▁times ▁more ▁expensive ▁to ▁institution al ise ▁a ▁child ▁there ▁than ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁family ▁become ▁functional ▁and ▁support ▁the ▁child ▁themselves . ▁ ▁Niger ia ▁▁ ▁In ▁Niger ia , ▁a ▁rapid ▁assess ment ▁of ▁or ph ans ▁and ▁vulner able ▁children ▁conducted ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁with ▁UN ICE F ▁support ▁revealed ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁about ▁seven ▁million ▁or ph ans ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁that ▁ 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁more ▁or ph ans ▁were ▁added ▁during ▁that ▁same ▁year . ▁Out ▁of ▁this ▁total ▁number , ▁about ▁ 1 . 8   mill ion ▁are ▁or phan ed ▁by ▁H IV / A ID S . ▁With ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁H IV / A ID S , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁or ph ans ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁increase ▁rapidly ▁in ▁the ▁coming ▁years ▁to ▁ 8 .