The 103 children taken by French aid workers to be reunited with families soon . The 21 girls and 82 boys , aged 1 - 6 , will be handed over to relatives in Chad . They have been in orphanage in Chadian town of Gao since late November . The children have been living in an orphanage in Abeche , in eastern Chad , since late October . The Zoe 's Ark children were convicted on kidnapping charges in December .
The 103 children taken by French aid workers to be reunited with families soon . The 21 girls and 82 boys , aged 1 - 6 , will be handed over to relatives in Chad . They have been in orphanage in Chadian town of Gao since late November . The Zoe 's Ark children were convicted on kidnapping charges in December .