Steven Ajayi takes care of 119 children who live at the Vine Heritage Home in Nigeria, a shelter he opened in 2004 for children who have been branded as evil in their communities.
Campaign Tackles Baby-killing Ritual in Nigeria
- By Chika Oduah
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Dominion, who is three weeks old, was brought to Vine Heritage Home Foundation in Nigeria after his mother died after giving birth. In Dominion’s community, children whose mothers during or shortly after childbirth as seen as evil.
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Nine-month-old David is perceived to be evil because he is a twin.
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Steven Ajayi takes care of 119 children who live at the Vine Heritage Home that he opened in 2004. It’s a shelter for children who have been branded as evil in their communities.
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Steven Ajayi smiles with twin sisters Yauseh and Asana. The 10-year-old girls are the oldest set of twins living in Kutara village. Kutara was one of the first villages that ended ritual infanticide after Ajayi’s missionary work in the community.