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Brenda
Brenda's mother is deceased and her father is in prison. She and her twin sister Belis have an uncle who was unable to properly care for them. The girls were referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya and arrived together in 2006. Brenda is industrious, committed, and shows interest in physical education. She especially enjoys volleyball, soccer, and shot-put. She has also developed an increased interest in language arts, especially literature and grammar. She has learned from the Rafiki Bible Study that she must be at peace with others, encourage the fainthearted, and be patient with everyone.
DOB: Nov 12, 2002
Chloe
Chloe is an orphan, both of her parents died when she was about three years old. She was left with her grandmother who struggled to care for her....
Watson
Watson arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 with his older brother Benjamin.
Lonnie
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, Lonnie was called “Lonely” because both of her parents were deceased.
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry in Kampala, Uganda. Her parents died in 2008, and she was put in the care of an...
Chipo
Chipo’s parent’s died in a tragic bus accident. Her mother was pregnant with Chipo at the time of the bus accident and she lived just long enough...
Jehu
Jehu's mother died of yellow fever and his father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Judith
Judith’s father died in 2008 and her mother died in 2009. After that, she lived with her grandmother. There were seven people already living in...
Leah
Leah was abandoned as a baby, and her parents remain unknown.
Jane
Before coming to Rafiki, Jane lived with her mother who was epileptic and mentally unstable.
Spencer
Both of Spencer's parents are deceased, and he was living with his elderly, impoverished grandmother in a desperate situation.
Ellen
Ellen’s family was transporting their products to market when they were involved in a car accident. Everyone in the car died, but Ellen survived.
Uwase
Uwase’s parents died of a sickness in 2010. After their death, Uwase’s two sisters were forced to become the caretakers of their baby sister—not an...
Janvier
Janvier’s father abandoned him and his mother and moved to Tanzania. Janvier’s mother was sick when her husband left her and so she and Janvier...
Enoch
Enoch’s mother worked at Rafiki. Her last request before her death was her hope that Enoch could come to live at Rafiki Village Nigeria. He made...
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned by both her parents at birth and brought to the state run orphanage in Jos, Nigeria. Vicky was severely malnourished and in...
Abel
Abel's mother died when he was one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Laurine
Laurine’s parents died in 2006. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Bernice
Bernice was in the care of her paternal uncle. Prior to that she was cared for by her older siblings but they could not afford to feed themselves,...
Yigerem
In 2001, the parents of Yigerem died and his uncle began caring for him. However, he has very little resources and asked Social Welfare for help....
Emmanuel
When Emmanuel was six months old, his mother came with him to visit her cousin. After two days she left without telling anyone, abandoning...
Divine
Divine was placed in the care of her aunt when her parents died of an illness. The aunt could no longer care for Divine and asked the Rafiki...
Elikem
Elikem and his sister Abena’s mother has been declared mentally unstable and were cared for by their father until he abandoned them to their...
Serena
Serena’s mother died from complications of malaria three months after giving birth to Serena and her twin sister. Her father died in 2008 from an...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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