Nearly 60 children are brutally raped in South Africa each day, and the number may actually be much higher--since many of these crimes go unreported because the perpetrator is often a family member.

The Republic of South Africa is being ravaged by AIDS.

28% of people in South Africa have been affected by HIV/AIDS.

13% of HIV/AIDS sufferers in the world live in South Africa.

The Virgin Sex Myth, a belief that sex with a virgin will cure a man of AIDS, has impelled many men to rape young girls, many of whom are their own relatives.

Infants and young women are victimized by men who fear that they will contract AIDS from older women.

A one-month-old baby was raped, not by strangers, but by her very own uncles.

A nine-month-old baby is gang-raped by a group of six men. She had to undergo a major hysterectomy and major surgery to repair damage to her intestines.

Only 15% of child rape perpetrators are convicted.

A growing number of HIV/AIDS infected children are being abandoned, many dumped in trash bins.

There are currently only two clinics in South Africa that specialize in the physical and emotional needs of child rape victims.