co ction ▁of ▁op ium ▁and ▁tre acle , ▁to ▁so othe ▁baby ▁col ic . ▁ ▁Or phan ed ▁children ▁were ▁placed ▁in ▁either ▁pr isons ▁or ▁the ▁poor house / work house , ▁as ▁there ▁were ▁so ▁few ▁places ▁in ▁or phan ages , ▁or ▁else ▁they ▁were ▁left ▁to ▁f end ▁for ▁themselves ▁on ▁the ▁street . ▁Such ▁open ings ▁in ▁or phan ages ▁as ▁were ▁available ▁could ▁only ▁be ▁obtained ▁by ▁collect ing ▁votes ▁for ▁ad mission , ▁placing ▁them ▁out ▁of ▁reach ▁of ▁poor ▁families . ▁ ▁Kn own ▁or phan ages ▁are : ▁ ▁Sub - S ah aran ▁Africa ▁ ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁African ▁or phan ages ▁( es pecially ▁in ▁Sub - S ah aran ▁Africa ) ▁appear ▁to ▁be ▁fund ed ▁by ▁don ors , ▁often ▁from ▁Western ▁nations , ▁rather ▁than ▁by ▁domestic ▁govern ments . ▁ ▁Eth iop ia ▁ ▁" For ▁example , ▁in ▁the ▁Jerusalem ▁Association ▁Children ' s ▁Home ▁( J AC H ), ▁only ▁ 1 6 0 ▁children ▁remain ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 8 5 ▁who ▁were ▁in ▁J AC H ' s ▁three ▁or phan ages ." ▁/ ▁" Att itudes ▁regarding ▁the ▁institution al ▁care ▁of ▁children ▁have ▁shift ed ▁dram atically ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁in ▁Eth iop ia . ▁There ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁general ▁recognition ▁by ▁M OL SA ▁and ▁the ▁N GO s ▁with ▁which ▁P act ▁is ▁working ▁that ▁such ▁care ▁is , ▁at ▁best , ▁a ▁last ▁resort , ▁and ▁that