The Holy Family Children’s Center in Idah, Nigeria is a village for orphaned children, widows and unwed mothers. They receive security, sustenance, education and job training. The village is the first of its kind in Idah, a necessity since 7 out of 10 people in the area are infected with the HIV virus and many children have lost both their parents to Aids.

Jean Colarusso and Innocence,the first child admitted to the center,at the dedication of the Holy Family Children’s Center.