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 ...

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 ...

Marguerite Barankitse, who founded an orphanage in Burundi and saved thousands of children from genocide in the 1990s, was announced Sunday as the winner of the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, an ...

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 ...

A baby giraffe that became unlikely best friends with a dog after being abandoned in the wild has died, the "heartbroken" South African animal orphanage announced Friday on Facebook. Jazz collapsed on ...

LONDON, England – A British Airways pilot used his position to abuse hundreds of vulnerable children in African schools and orphanages, the Daily Mail reports. LONDON, England – A British Airways ...

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 ...

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 ...