My Name is
Katherine
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2006 and has since enjoyed her new home. Kathy loves playing basketball. She is a good team player who displays good sportsmanship. Kathy's favorite subjects are math, English, and biology. She enjoys early sacred music lessons and appreciates the fact that music has been a gift from God since the beginning of the world. Kathy also plays the viola in the Rafiki Youth Orchestra. She seeks to imitate Christ, rejoice in hope, and be in constant prayer.
DOB: Sep 25, 2001
Scolastika
Scolastika and her sister Furahini lived with their grandmother after their father died and their mother disappeared.
Abraham
Abraham's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Wesen, eighteen months later.
Tumsifu
Tumsifu was abandoned at birth and spent his first five years of his life at an orphanage in Tanzania.
Haggart
After both Haggart's parents died, he arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Fabrice
Fabrice arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2013.
Abel
Abel's mother died when he was one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Samuel
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Afia
Afia arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Julia
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Godwin
Godwin lived with his unemployed aunt and uncle before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011.
Nixon
The father of Nixon died early in his life and his mother had a fatal illness. She and the extended family felt it best to give Nixon a new start...
Julius
Julius’s mother abandoned him after his father died. He came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in March 2008.
Jordan
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John
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Charity
Both of Charity's parents were killed during riots in Jos, Nigeria.
Francesca
Francesca's mentally ill mother often left her and her two siblings unattended for days at a time.
Diana
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Joshua
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Alinafe
Alinafe is a double orphan who was in the care of her elderly grandparents.
Sharon
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Yamikani
Yamikani lost her father in 2004, and her mother was also dying of an illness at this time.
Polycarp
Polycarp was abandoned at the age of four and placed into a baby's home.
Agrippa
Agrippa’s mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died before her.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.