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Aquila
Aquila
Aquila and his sister Priscilla literally lost their father in Jan 2000, when he went missing after riots broke out near their village. Considered orphans when their mother died in 2001, they lived with their uncle, Pastor Samson Nwan. Aquila came to the Rafiki Village Nigeria in January, 2004. After finishing all of his primary and secondary schooling in Rafiki, he is now pursuing a degree in social studies education at the University of Jos.
Abigail
Abigail was abandoned in the annex of a Nairobi hospital grounds.
Kwaku
Kwaku and his older sister, Eltonia, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Josiah
Josiah's parents were killed in tribal clashes in 2002.
Isaac
Isaac was abandoned by his grandmother who could not care for him as a small child.
Joseph
Joseph is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2007.
Kenny
Kenny mother died of an illness when he was a young child, and his father remains unknown.
Philip
Philip’s mother died in childbirth, and his father died of cancer in 2005.
Comfort
Both of Comfort’s parents died when she was a young child. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Miriam
Miriam and her younger brother, Daniel, were placed with their grandfather after their parents died.
Rena
Rena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Rena and her twin sister, Serena.
Moses
Moses was removed from his mother in January 2003 for his protection.
Gideon
Gideon's parents were killed in 2010 when mudslides buried their village and the families living there.
Yeabsira
Not much is known about Yeabsira’s life before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia.
Estery
Both of Estery's (Esther) parents passed away from an illness when she was a young child.
Dereck
Dereck and his twin sister, Diana, were brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2006.
Nathan
Both of Nathan's parents died when he was young child.
Kofi Sefa
Kofi’s mother suffered from psychological issues, and she was deemed mentally unfit to care for him by social welfare services.
Gracious
Gracious’s mother died of stomach cancer shortly after giving birth to her.
Enoch
Enoch’s father died in 2008, and his mother died the following year.
Joseph
Joseph and his twin brother Josiah arrived at the A.I. Children’s Home in Kitui in May 2000.
Surafel
Surafel and his sister, Fortuna, where left in the care of an uncle after their mother and father died.
Christabel
After both of Christabel’s parents died of illness, she and her brother Jehosephat arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2008.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.