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Wesen
Wesen
Wesen's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Abraham, eighteen months later. The boys' older sister struggled to care for them and sought help. Wesen and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia in 2011. The pair transitioned well, and their joy and eagerness has continued to increase since they arrived at the village. Wesen is a humble young man who desires to know God deeply. He has the ability to graciously correct the younger boys in a loving manner, and he is a role model in the Village. Wesen's favorite Bible verse is Ecclesiastes 3:1–8 because it teaches him that there is a time for everything under heaven.
DOB: Jul 8, 2005
Moses
Moses was left as an orphan after his mother was killed in a traffic accident. His father remains unknown.
Gloria
Gloria and her twin sister Olivia were abandoned and given to a paternal uncle when their father died.
Nasha
Nasha, her sister, and cousin were in their grandmother's care after her father's death.
Isaac
Isaac was abandoned by his grandmother who could not care for him as a small child.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel arrived at the Rafiki Village in Rwanda in 2011.
Rachel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Joseph
Joseph is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2007.
Beatrice
Beatrice’s parents died of a terminal illness shortly after she was born, and she was put in the care of her grandmother.
Glen
Glen was found abandoned in 2005.
Daniel
Daniel and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Hope
Hope and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Christina
Christina arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2008 shortly after her mother's death.
Rachel
Both Rachel's parents died when she was two years old.
Catherine
Catherine’s mother died in 2005, and her father committed suicide in 2008.
Jimmy
Jimmy and his twin sister Jane were brought to a local police station after their mother died in the Kenyatta National hospital.
Pererat
Pererat’s mother died soon after he was born, and his father disappeared after the Jos riots in 2008.
Benson
Benson Michael was found at the prison grounds by a woman who took him to the police station on August 28, 2005.
Tizeta
Tizeta was abandoned by her mother, and her father is unknown.
Bernice
After the death of their parents, Bernice and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Tapiwa
When Tapiwa and her three sisters lost their parents in 2010, they were placed in the care of their widowed grandmother.
Eve
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mercy
After both Mercy's parents died, she was placed in the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004. Now, Mercy has graduated from the Rafiki School.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.