High prevalence rates of HIV/AIDS in the District estimated at 15 %( source; Field surveys-static and mobile VCT, FOC-REVM Busia-2006) Busia municipal council has the highest incidences of vulnerability being located at the border attracting various categories of people engaged in informal trade. Busia municipal council accommodates highway truck drivers, and the business community, attracting high rate of commercial sex. This has also greatly contributed to irresponsible child birth, street children, not with standing high rates of HIV/AIDS with it`s associated effects. Incidences of HIV/AIDS are also quite high in fishing communities in Lunyo and Lumino sub-counties of Busia District.

The causes mentioned above directly impact on our children on almost a daily basis which therefore means that the number of OVC in the district is likely to increase if no concrete interventions are put in place. There is still growing concerns affecting OVC, and these include street children, children involved in various kinds of exploitative labour, child-headed households, children affected by/infected with HIV/AIDS, child abuse cases reported by Police and probation office, juvenile offenders, child mothers, abandoned children, high pupil drop-out especially with girls and those in business areas, fishing communities, bordering the forest reserve of West Bugwe as they have to stay home and scare away vermins from destroying crops. Efforts have been put in place by the District administration and partners to address the above concerns but due to limited finances, these efforts have resulted to almost nothing.