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Brino
Brino and his brother Kenny’s mother died of an illness and the father of the two boys is unknown. Their elderly grandmother cared for them for three years but struggled to provide for them and the four other children in her home. She was a poor farmer with no steady income. The boys were not in school and their grandmother was concerned for their future; she contacted Rafiki for help. They arrived at Rafiki Village Rwanda in February 2014; their grandmother was overjoyed.
DOB: Dec 1, 2009
Hilda
Hilda was abandoned when she was two years old. A good Samaritan brought her to Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center hospital in October 2009. She...
Godiya
Godiya’s father died before she was born and her mother died when she was a year old. The elderly grandmother was impoverished and not able to care...
Gabriel
Gabriel was living in a very, very poor household with an uncle who was caring for three children with the help of neighbors who assisted with...
Felistas
Felistas’ mother died shortly after her sister Gracious' birth. Their father abandoned the girls. They were placed in the care of their elderly...
Ellen
Ellen’s family was transporting their products to market when they were involved in a car accident. Ellen was the only one to survive the accident....
Kwaku
Kwaku’s mother died nine days after giving birth to him and his twin sister. The grandmother took the babies home, but they were soon readmitted in...
Rebecca
Rebecca’s aunt cared for her after the death of her parents. Her aunt is a widow who struggled to care for her own children and Rebecca. She...
Mai
Mai’s history is heart-wrenching: at age four, a family friend moved her to Monrovia to begin school. Instead of enrolling her in school, Mai was...
Genet
Genet’s mother died when she was a year old, and her father is unknown. A kind neighbor took Genet in and cared for her after her mother’s death....
Denis
After the death of their father, Denis and his brother Charles went to live with their aunt. They lived in a small room that was only about twenty...
George
When George’s mother and father died he was placed in the care of his sixteen-year-old aunt. She cared for George for two years and struggled to...
Naome
Naomie was living with her mother in Burundi when her mother became ill and died. When a family friend heard that she had died she traveled to...
Emanuel
Emanuel’s mother died when he was eighteen months old and his father is unknown. Emanuel moved in with his grandmother but she died in 2011. This...
Naitoti
Naitoti, Nasha, and their cousin, Furaha, were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their fathers. They are from the Maasai...
Moris
Moris was put in the care of an uncle after his mother died, and his father remains unknown. His uncle was very poor and could not provide for even...
Brian
Brain was abandoned in the hospital after his birth by his young mother. She left the hospital before adequate records of Brian's history were...
Stella
Stella was abandoned by her mother at Kakamega Provincial General Hospital. The police could not find her mother, and the baby was referred to a...
John
Both of John’s parents died in 2003. John was in the care of his grandmother but she struggled to provide for him and she was unable to send him to...
Nancy
Nancy’s mother left her with her grandparents shortly after her birth and the father is unknown. Nancy’s grandparents were impoverished and unable...
Daniel
Daniel and his sister, Miriam, were placed with their grandfather when their parents died. The grandfather was too burdened with eight other...
Jackson
Jackson’s mother and father died of health complications in June of 2013. Jackson and his two older siblings lived on their own until their house...
David
David was abandoned as a newborn at a local hospital and discovered by the night staff. The nurses were unable to trace the mother who left the...
Jane
Before coming to Rafiki, Jane lived with her mother who was epileptic and mentally unstable. They both lived with Jane's grandmother who did not...
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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