ENTABENI SAFARI CONSERVANCY, South Africa (AP) — They are the most vulnerable victims of South Africa’s rhino poaching scourge, the baby rhinos that survive the shooting deaths of their mothers. Many ...

An Alsea-based church group hopes to raise money for three African orphanages with music. Worldwide Crusades paid $5,000 so choirs from the Ugandan orphanages could record their songs and, so far, ...

Why do some people in Kenya assume the identity of ‘orphan’? We often think of “orphans” as children who have lost both parents and who lack kin networks. One might ask why someone would “opt in” to ...

When it comes to helping children in Africa, people are giving from their hearts, even in a down economy. Last month's Celebrate Hope benefit raised more than $122,000 for the not-for-profit ...

While many students spend their summer lying on the beach, global studies sophomore Kamra Hakim spent July touring HIV clinics and orphanages in South Africa and Zambia. Hakim was one of eight college ...

Students of Impact Campus Fellowship at Persell Middle School wrote cards of encouragement to children at an orphanage in Africa. Impact Campus Fellowship meets at lunch each week at Persell Middle ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African rhino orphanage that closed after being attacked by poachers will be turned into a wildlife rehabilitation center. Christiaan DuBuson, the anti-poaching head at ...

Students in a crochet club at Pauls Valley's junior high recently wrapped up this past school year with gifts going to orphans in Africa. It started on a "whim" as a few at the school were wanting to ...

A New York woman accused of being involved in a scam involving a fake African orphanage was sentenced to one year of probation, officials said. Getty Images As part of a yearslong scheme, nearly ...

In the world of international child development and orphan care, it's not uncommon for children with families to declare themselves orphans. In fact, this practice can be traced back to precolonial ...