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David
David’s mother died in 2007 of breast cancer. His father died in 2008 after a short illness. David’s uncle cared for his brother’s three sons since their father’s death. He was unmarried and the sole caregiver for the three boys. Often he was unable to feed these boys. Rafiki was contacted about David and Social Welfare approved that he be moved to the Rafiki Village Ghana. He loves to laugh and is always using his imagination to tell entertaining stories to friends and teachers.
DOB: May 12, 2005
Dadi
Both of Dadi’s parents died in 2005. Dadi’s uncle brought him to Dadi’s grandmother when his mother died. His grandmother has struggled to care...
Mathias
Mathias’s father had been deceased for a few years when his mother died in 2007. Upon the death of his mother, Mathias and his brother, John, were...
Robel
Robel and his sister Etsub lived with their mother when she became terminally ill with liver disease. When she became weak, she and the children...
Zelalem
Zelalem and her twin brother Malesse were orphaned when they were only a year old. Their mother became pregnant while working at a hotel, and their...
Abel
When Abel's mother was killed in a car accident, an elderly neighbor brought Abel to her home. Abel's mother had asked her if she would care for...
Joseph Owen
Owen and his three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare. Their father died...
Emmanuel
Emmanuel is the youngest of eight children and his mother died two days after he was born. Soon after her death he was placed in a crisis nursery...
Gadissa
Gadissa, along with his sister Feyise, were orphaned in 2008. They were in the care of an aunt, living in a very impoverished situation. Their...
Kyle
Kyle was abandoned by his father shortly after he was born. He was given to a local babies' home called New Life Home Trust in 2005. No one came...
Barakael
The mother of Baraka died when he was one year old and his father is unknown. The grandfather had been caring for Barakeal and his brother,...
Lackson
Lackson was orphaned in 2007 at age 6 when both his mother and father died. Lackson was taken in by a woman from his church, but she was unable to...
Fabrice
Fabrice was abandoned just inside the gate to a children’s home that cares for severely disabled kids. He was very needy, the situation was not...
Diana
Diana was placed in the care of her young uncle when her mother died. He works two jobs and Diana is mostly left on her own. Her uncle has been...
Jimmy
Jimmy and his two sisters, Jamesetta and Amelia, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012. They are dearly loved by their grandmother and...
Adam
Adam is a double orphan. His mother and father died of malaria in 2007. When Adam’s parents died, the family members divided the siblings. Adam...
Peter
Peter came to Malawi Village in October 2007 along with his younger brother, Brighton. They were living in a home consisting of thirteen people...
Martin
Martin was abandoned on May 2002 when he was two years old. A stranger took Martin to the police, and they brought Martin to a babies' home in...
Cephas
Cephas father died just before he was born. His mother died when he was four years old. None of his extended family had the financial means to take...
Grace
Grace’s grandmother assumed responsibility for four children in the family following the death of Grace’s father. Due to failing health, poor...
Paulina
Paulina’s father died before she was born. Her mother in 2003. Neither her grandmother nor her uncle were able to care for her and therefore social...
Isaac
The mother of Isaac died while delivering him and the father died the next year in a car accident. Isaac and his brother Esau lived with their...
Sarai
Sarai was taken in by her grandmother when her mother and father died. However, her grandmother was caring for four other grandchildren and was...
Kwame
Kwame’s father died in a logging incident in 2000 and his mother died only three months later in a traffic accident. Kwame has a brother, Yaw, and...
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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