Every fifteen seconds, another child becomes an orphan in Africa. Every year over twenty million children lose one or both parents to AIDS/HIV. Adults in Africa are dying rapidly, due to poor living conditions and ill health, leaving their children to care for themselves and others. The number of vulnerable orphans in Africa can be significantly reduced with the help of others. When a child becomes an orphan, the child's extended family has the option to adopt the child. This is known as domestic adoption. It is currently the most effective solution for orphans because they quickly receive a new home. When the orphan is adopted domestically, he can live with family, whom he knows and trusts. They can also continue to speak the same language and experience the same culture. This mitigates the transition so it is much less traumatic for the child. However, in many cases, the orphan's extended family already has many children and cannot afford to take on more. Unfortunately, these children are not as lucky as others and are sent to an orphanage, waiting day after day for a place to call home. In orphanages, children often share small beds and there is not always enough food, clothing and shoes available for all children. Most orphanages are very strict and rigorous because very few adults take care of a large number of cumbersome children. Living in an orphanage is not fair to young children. These children are also very needy due to the trauma they have just experienced from losing their parents. Instead of receiving extra attention and care, they have to share time with many other children. Through international adoption...... half of the document ...... and health and living conditions, orphans should continue to be adopted until the disease is eliminated. Once the diseases stop, parents will be able to care for their children and the number of orphans is expected to decrease significantly. Improving living conditions to keep more adults alive and fewer orphaned children seems to be the best option. It will take a significantly long period of time before it starts to take effect. As a result, national adoption is currently the best solution. It provides an immediate, safe home for orphans with extended family members they know and love. International adoption is also another good option, but the process takes a long time. With the help of charitable people and these three basic but effective solutions, the problem of the considerable number of meritorious orphans in Africa can be greatly reduced.