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Afia
Both Afia’s mother and father died in 2006, and she arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009. Afia is naturally intelligent with a desire to learn, and she loves to read and ask questions. The hymn "Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah" teaches Afia that God is always there to guide and care for her.
DOB: Jul 5, 2005
Jerome
Jerome was abandoned at a local hospital in Kampala, Uganda in 2005.
Leah
Leah was abandoned as a baby, and her parents remain unknown.
Etsub
Etsub and her brother Robel lived with their mother when she became terminally ill with liver disease. Their mother was familiar with Rafiki. She...
Pererat
Pererat’s mother died after his birth. His father disappeared after the Jos riots in 2008. An aunt was caring for Pererat after the death of his...
Morris
Morris’ was brought to an orphanage in Kitui in April, 2003 after both his parents died.
Odel
Odel was in the care of an aunt after her parents abandoned her. She struggled to care for Odel and asked the Rafiki Foundation for help. Odel...
Takula
Takula’s mother died in 2005 of a fatal illness, and his father died two years later.
Divine
Divine was placed in the care of her aunt when her parents died of an illness. The aunt could no longer care for Divine and asked the Rafiki...
Faith
Faith’s mother died of an illness in 2005 and her father died after an accident. Faith and her brother had been living with the father’s cousin...
Mary
Mary and her brother Emmanuel were born to a mother who is mentally ill and a father who has abandoned them. For the first three years of Mary’s...
Aurelia
Aurelia and her twin sister Theresia came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after the death of their mother from cancer. Aurelia is an...
Darris
Darris' parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast. He and his sister were put into the care of their grandmother who lived in a...
Austin
Both of Austin’s parents died when he was a young child.
Isaac
Isaac was abandoned by his mentally ill mother when he was three months old. He was temporarily cared for by an American couple. The couple left...
Ethan
Ethan’s mother died shortly after he was born and his father died in 2002. The local pastor in the village assumed the care of Ethan. In 2004, the...
Mavis
Mavis and her twin brother and sister were orphaned when both of their parents died of illnesses.
Emmanuella (Muki)
Emmanuella's (Muki) mother died in June 2008. She lived with her father until he died in July 2008. After living with an aunt who could not...
Priscilla
Priscilla, her twin Gladys, and their sister Erica became orphans after both their parents died within a year after Erica’s birth. Priscilla...
Jeremiah
Before Jeremiah arrived in 2011 at the Rafiki Village Tanzania he lived at a children's home in Moshi four years with no known family. Jeremiah is...
Gracious
Gracious’ mother died of stomach cancer shortly after giving birth to her. Gracious' father abandoned her and her sister, Felistas. They were...
Pierre
Pierre and his brother were orphaned after their parents died of AIDS. The parents had moved to a village about a year before their deaths. A...
Gabriel
Gabriel’s mother died in an accident. His father died from complications following malaria. Gabriel and his half brother, Adam, lived with their...
Lemmy
Lemmy and his sister Eva were living with their grandmother, who attempted to feed the children on a daily basis but often was not able. Often the...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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