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Childs enlisted Vic Dukay, 49, a former aviation-business owner in
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"You want to be useful," said Dukay, a heavyset, jovial man prone
to overworking himself.
Orphaned at age 15, he was later moved to
tears as he sat with kids unsure where they'd find their next meal
and who habitually raised their hands before speaking.
"It took me back instantly to when I was 15," he said.
"That
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Dukay and Childs guided construction of the center, five ochre-hued
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This year, the Rockefeller Foundation awarded Dukay a grant to
assess whether the children's center is meeting village needs.
He
led an evaluation team, including psychologists and social workers,
on his 10th visit to Idweli this fall - feeling "more alive than
I've ever felt," he said.
Staving off extremists
Sustaining this children's center, and possibly replicating it
elsewhere, is more than a humanitarian effort, Dukay said.
Security
analysts worry that Africa's millions of desperate AIDS orphans
will join jobless urban masses adrift and vulnerable to extremists
who could lure them into violence.
"Where best to recruit?
Dukay said.
"Out here in the
hinterlands where there is no security."
He watched Fodi playing soccer in donated white sneakers, fighting
hard for the ball against bigger players, despite his physical
weakness after three years of eating very little.
Nhambo, solitary
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Now Dukay's
evaluation is focused on perceptions of villagers and the
children.
"Are there any concerns?
Dukay asked recently in the meeting
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