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Catherine
Both Catherine's mother and father are deceased. Her grandmother abandoned her, and her grandmother's distant cousin took over Catherine's care. The cousin has five children of her own and she and her husband are jobless. They were no longer able to care for Catherine, and she arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya on August 8, 2006. Catherine likes learning, especially in Kiswahili. She enjoys asking for help when she does not understand a concept. Academically, she is above-average and rarely struggles to learn. She is very obedient, polite, and humble; she does her homework with no supervision. She has greatly improved in Kiswahili but can struggle in Mathematics, especially in Trigonometry and Algebra.
DOB: Aug 10, 2001
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