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Factbox: Most children in orphanages are not orphans

Children at Mama Ngina Children's home in Kisumu. Children right experts say most children in such homes are not orphans. [File, Standard]

Millions of children around the world live in orphanages, but child rights experts say most are not orphans.

Orphanages have become a lucrative business in developing countries, attracting generous funding. This has led to the trafficking of children to fill them, according to charities Forget Me Not and Lumos.

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