My Name is
Janjay
Janjay
Janjay’s mother died after giving birth to her, and her father died shortly after in a car accident. JanJay and her half-sister, Makatee, were then sent to live with their aunt. Though she tried, she could not provide for the girls' basic needs. Social welfare reviewed the situation and gave approval for the sisters to move to the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2010. Janjay soon began to thrive in her new environment with nutritious food, a bed of her own, and the opportunity to attend school. Janjay's favorite subject is English. She hopes to be a doctor when she grows up because she wants to save Liberian lives, or she would like to be an artist. Janjay loves Jesus because He is her Savior and Creator; she knows that nothing can separate her from His love. She cherishes Psalm 19:1 because it speaks about the beauty of God's creation.
DOB: Sep 7, 2003
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Obadiah was found abandoned as a small child in 2006 in Paynesville, Liberia.
Dagim
Dagim's mother died shortly after his birth.
Hilda
Hilda was abandoned when she was two years old.
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Paul
Paul had no one to care for him after the death of his father in 2006.
Jamila
Jamila's mother gave her over to the care of her aunt.
Yigerem
In 2001, Yigerem's parents died and his uncle began caring for him.
Obadiah
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Faustin
Faustin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Damaris
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Odel
Odel was in the care of an aunt after her parents abandoned her.
Zerubabel
After Zerubabel's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Glen
Glen was found abandoned in 2005.
Marie
Marie and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Joseph
Joseph's mother was disabled, and they were internally displaced as a result of the 2007-post-presidential elections violence.
Samuel
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Michael
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Gabriela
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Florence
Florence was referred to the Rafiki Village Malawi by social services on behalf of her dying mother.
Cristopher
Both of Christopher's parents died in 2004.
Jehu
Jehu's mother died of yellow fever and his father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Beatrice
Beatrice’s mother was mentally ill and living on the streets.
Lemmy
Lemmy and his sister, Eva, were living with their grandmother, who did not have the means to feed them every day, before they came to Rafiki.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.