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Congressman William “Lacy” Clay lighting candles on a cake at the Siyaphambili Orphan Village in Langa, Cape Town.
Congress visits Cape Orphans
August 22, 2009
A U.S. congressional delegation visited Siyaphambili Orphan Village, in Langa on the Cape Flats, on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009 to hear about the project’s work and to interact with the children who regularly come to the village.Many of these children have been orphaned or affected by HIV/AIDS.
The delegation, which included U.S. Representatives Lacy Clay (D-MO), G.K. Butterfield (D-NC), Gwen Moore (D-WI) and Steve Cohen (D-TN), provided McDonald’s Happy Meals and brought gifts to the children.