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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
Claudia
After Claudia's parents died, she was placed in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Fred
Fred and his two brothers Champ and George were placed in the care of an elderly woman because their mother, who had physical disabilities, could...
Joseph
Both of Joseph’s parents are deceased. He and his sister Abigail came to Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Kirk
Kirk was found abandoned at the police lines in the city of Nairobi, Kenya.
Comfort
Comfort’s father was returning home late one night after work when he was shot and killed by robbers.
Champ
Champ's mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Jonathan
Jonathan’s mother died in March 2007 and his father died some years earlier. He was cared for by an aunt and elderly grandmother. The two women...
Grace Masozi
Grace lived with her grandmother after the death of her mother and father in 2006.
Emelyne
Emelyne was brought to her elderly grandmother after both her parents died.
Martha
Martha's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
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...
Mapalo
Mapalo’s grandmother was caring for ten of her grandchildren as well as four of her own children. They survived by selling small quantities of...
Florence
Florence was referred to the Rafiki Village Malawi by social services on behalf of her dying mother.
Martin
Martin’s father died and his mother abandoned him when he was a young child.
Gerald
After the death of both Gerald’s parents, he was living with his older sister.
Gloria
Gloria’s parents died when she was young, and she and her brother Thomas were placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Genet
Genet’s mother died when she was a year old, and her father is unknown.
Samuel
Samuel was like many children when they first arrive at Rafiki. He arrived with no shoes, and he looked very malnourished.
Joseph
Joseph is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2007. He was living with his grandmother who was caring for eight children that were also...
Joanna
Joanna is a triplet. Her sisters, Janet and Jennifer also live in the Rafiki Village Ghana. Joanna’s mother died shortly after delivering her and...
Richard
Richard’s mother died in 2005 and his father died in 2006. He then lived in the home of his grandmother and aunt with three other orphaned...
Abraham
Abraham’s mother died when he was just nine months old.
Robel
Robel and his sister, Etsub, lived with their mother until she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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