My Name is
Besufekad
Besufekad
Besufekad’s mother had mental-health problems and could not properly care for him. The local community looked out for him for the first four years of his life. At one point, he lived on the street until a volunteer with a local ministry took him in; she referred him to the Rafiki Foundation for a permanent home. He arrived at Rafiki Village Ethiopia in 2014. Besufekad now has an easy-going personality. He is social and enjoys conversing with others. His favorite hymn is "Holy, Holy, Holy" because it reminds him that God alone is holy.
DOB: Jun 5, 2010
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Ermias' mother was mentally handicapped. She abandoned Ermias and his sister, Mehiret, and gave them to the care of their impoverished grandmother.
Eunice
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Josephine
Josephine’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Theresa
Genet
Genet’s mother died when she was a year old, and her father is unknown.
Sumaya
Sumaya's father died when she was a young child, and her mother started living with another man who was unwilling to care for her.
John
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Comfort
Comfort arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Judith
Judith’s father died in 2008, and her mother died in 2009.
Lusia
After Lusia's mother died, she lived with her aunt.
Dennis
Dennis arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Eve
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Monicah
Monicah's mother is believed to be dead, and her father is unknown.
Lulu
Lulu was abandoned at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center when she was born.
Hope
Hope arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Ben
Before arriving at the Rafiki village, Ben and his five siblings lived with their grandmother, along with her six children, in a one-room house.
Cossam
Cossam arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 following the death of both of his parents.
Isaac
Isaac’s Father died in 2006 from an illness, and his mother died giving birth to him.
Esther
Esther's father died in 2004, and her mother died six months later.
Nellice
Nellice’s parents died within two years of each other, and she was an orphan before she was three years old.
Daniel
Daniel and his sister, Miriam, were placed in the care of their with their grandfather when their parents died.
Tabitha
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Stanley
Both of Stanley's parents contracted a fatal illness and died when he was a young child.
Dativa
Dativa and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.