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Victoria
Vicky was abandoned by both her parents at birth and brought to the state run orphanage in Jos, Nigeria. When she was screened for the Rafiki Village Nigeria she was sixteen months old and weighed only thirteen pounds and could not walk. Vicky was severely malnourished and in need of emergency care. She arrived at the Rafiki village in Nigeria in June of 2003 and within three months had gained weight, her coloring had changed and she could stand. Today Victory is in the 10th grade! Victory is a fairly good student who excels in art and civics.
DOB: Jan 18, 2002
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