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Aquila
Aquila
Aquila and his sister Priscilla literally lost their father in Jan 2000, when he went missing after riots broke out near their village. Considered orphans when their mother died in 2001, they lived with their uncle, Pastor Samson Nwan. Aquila came to the Rafiki Village Nigeria in January, 2004. After finishing all of his primary and secondary schooling in Rafiki, he is now pursuing a degree in social studies education at the University of Jos.
Winston
Both of Winston’s parents are deceased.
Simon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Patrick
After Patrick’s mother and father died, he went to live with his uncle for a time.
Emily
Before Emily arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, she was in the care of an aunt and uncle who did not have the means to properly feed her.
Jonathan
Not much is known about Jonathan’s parents.
Rose
Rose was brought to a children's home in Moshi, Tanzania in 2008 by a pastor from a local church after she was abandoned by her mother.
Dinah
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Dan
After both of Dan's parents died when he was a small child, he was placed in the care of an elderly and impoverished uncle.
Deogloriosio
Deo’s father passed away before he was born, and his mother died soon after giving birth.
Saul
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Paul
Paul's mother was sick and admitted him and his twin brother, Isaac, to a transient home in Lusaka, Zambia in July 2012.
Azuma
Azuma and her brothers, Atimbil and Awumbe, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Bethany
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Barakael
Barakael's mother died when he was one year old, and his father is unknown.
Ruth
Ruth’s mother brought her to the nursery of a hospital for an exam and then abandoned her there.
Selah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mary
Both of Mary’s parents were ill. Her father abandoned her mother, and her mother gave her up because she was too sick to care for her.
Theresa
Theresa’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Josephine.
Estery
Both of Estery's (Esther) parents passed away from an illness when she was a young child.
Florence
Florence arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Rachael
Rachael and her sister Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Negassa
Negassa's mother died in 2008, and his father abandoned him soon after her death.
Levi
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.