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Anna
Anna was left on a porch in Monrovia, Liberia. She was eighteen months old. To this day nobody knows who her parents are. After several failed attempts to locate any relatives, she was given the last name “Blessing” and taken to an orphanage. She is now a bright young girl with a full spirit.
DOB: Jun 17, 2006
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Philip
The mother and father of Philip died of an illness within a year of his birth. He was living with his uncle who could not properly care for his...
Aneth
Aneth and her cousin Adella came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2005. Now in Grade 7, Aneth took her Grade 7 national exam in September...
Edda
Orphaned at birth, Edda lived with her grandparents. There were eleven people living in the home and her aging grandparents could not provide...
Sibongile
Sibongile’s mother was impoverished an unable to care for her or her sister. They were both given to their grandmother who was equally poor. After...
Luke
Luke’s father was a soldier and died before he turned three. He and his sister Patience, lived with their 3 older siblings and their mother until...
Mercy
Mercy’s mother passed away some time in 2003 and her father is unknown. After her mother’s death, she lived at the AIC babies’ home in Mogogosiek—a...
Francesca
Francesca, her brother Martey, and her sister Selom were under the care of their mentally ill mother who would leave them unattended for days at a...
Samuel
Samuel’s father died in 2003 and his mother in 2005. Samuel and his brother Jeff then began living with their nineteen-year-old sister, but she was...
David
Both of David's parents are deceased. His mother died in 2003 while giving birth and his father's whereabouts are unknown. David has been living...
Neema
After the death of her mother and father Neema lived with her elderly grandmother and adult sister. She was neglected due to the great need in the...
Godwin
Godwin lived with his unemployed aunt and uncle before his 2011 arrival at the Rafiki Village Tanzania. Godwin is a smart boy. He has moved from...
Patrick
Patrick’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was mentally ill and unable to care for him. Patrick was cared for by a crisis...
Mabel
Mabel, her twin brother, and her older sister were orphaned after both of their parents died of illnesses. The three children moved to the Rafiki...
Catherine
Catherine was abandoned immediately after birth at a hospital. The hospital social worker reported the case to the police for investigation. They...
Jonathan
Not much is known about Jonathan’s parents. The woman who was his caretaker brought him from Sierra Leone to Liberia during the 2002 war. Someone...
Patience
Patience was abandoned by her mother in 2005 and the father cared for her until he died in 2008. The uncle of Patience took her into his home with...
Marie Jeanne
Marie was brought to her elderly, sickly grandmother last year after both of her parents died of sickness. Her grandmother is already caring for...
Jehu
Jehu’s mother died of yellow fever and his father was a policeman killed in the war. Since the death of their mother Jehu and his sister Miatta,...
Frank
After the death of his parents, Frank's grandmother took care of him and his brother James. Because of poor health she was afraid that she would...
Moses
Moses was left as an orphan after his mother was killed in a traffic accident. He was taken in by his mother’s aunt, who was seventy-years-old at...
Carlos
Carlos’ mother died in early 2001. He and his sister Laardi were brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2001.
Ringabell
Ringabell’s mother died from poisoning and her father died of typhoid fever. Ringabell was sent to live with an aunt. Unable to care for Ringabell,...
Dumisani
Both of Dumisani’s parents are deceased and he had been living with his impoverished grandfather since he was five months old. He was a night...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned near a police station. He was then brought to the AIC orphanage in Mogogosiek, an orphanage about four hours away from the...
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