▁number ▁of ▁children ▁in ▁or phan ages ▁nation wide ▁are ▁un available , ▁but ▁care g ivers ▁say ▁their ▁facilities ▁were ▁becoming ▁un man age ably ▁over wh el med ▁almost ▁on ▁a ▁daily ▁basis . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁or ph ans ▁in ▁Z imb ab we ▁more ▁than ▁double d ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 5 4 3 , 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁in ▁five ▁years , ▁the ▁number ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁reach ▁ 9 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁( Un fortunately , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁room ▁for ▁these ▁children .) ▁ ▁T ogo ▁In ▁T ogo , ▁there ▁were ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 2 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁or ph ans ▁under ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁ 8 8 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁them ▁or phan ed ▁by ▁A ID S . ▁Nin ety - six ▁thousand ▁or ph ans ▁in ▁T ogo ▁attend ▁school . ▁ ▁Sierra ▁Le one ▁▁▁ ▁Children ▁( 0 – 1 7 ▁years ) ▁or phan ed ▁by ▁A ID S , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁estimate ▁ 3 1 , 0 0 0 ▁ ▁Children ▁( 0 – 1 7 ▁years ) ▁or phan ed ▁due ▁to ▁all ▁causes , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁estimate ▁ 3 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁ ▁Or phan ▁school