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Afia
Afia arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009. Afia is naturally intelligent and has a desire to learn, and she loves to read and ask questions. Afia particularly enjoys music and art, and loves to dance anytime she hears music. 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
Meklit
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia, Meklit's grandmother cared for her.
Jehu
Jehu's mother died of yellow fever and his father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Precious Blessing
Precious's mother died in 2009, and her father then abandoned her.
Jeremiah
Before Jeremiah arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011, he lived at a children's home in Moshi for four years with no known family.
John
John’s father had been deceased for a few years when his mother died in 2007.
Emmanuel
When Emmanuel was a young child, he was carried on his mother’s back as she wandered the city of Accra.
Anna
Anna arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006, a year after both her parents died.
Austin
In December of 2008 Austin went to live with an aunt in Monrovia after his parents died.
Ermias
Ermias' mother was mentally handicapped. She abandoned Ermias and his sister, Mehiret, and gave them to the care of their impoverished grandmother.
Rebecca
Rebecca's mother abandoned her shortly after giving birth to her.
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...
Uwase
Uwase’s parents died in 2010.
Adwoa
Adwoa and her sister, Akua, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Mwawi
Mwawi's mother died two weeks after delivering him and his twin brother.
Ebenezer
Ebenezer and his brother, Edmund, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in May 2009.
Deborah
Deborah’s parents were living in Uganda when they both died from an illness. Deborah and her sister Jane were then brought to Rwanda.
Janet
Janet's mother died in 2012, and it was soon confirmed that her mother's husband was not her biological father.
Blessing
Blessing's mother died in childbirth in May, 2006.
Luka
Luka's mother died when he was a young child, and his father abandoned him.
Aneth
After the death of her parents, Aneth lived with her single aunt.
Blessing
Blessing lost her father before she was born, and her mother ran away in 2000 and was returned to the village dead two years later.
Marcel
Marcel was found wandering alone near a church close to the Burundi border.
Blaze
Blaze arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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