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Donatha
When Donatha was extremely young her mother and father both died of illness. Soon after Donatha was sent to live with her father’s first wife. Her step mother however already had too many children to care for an was unable to support another. So in 2004 she was welcomed into the Rafiki Village.
DOB: Sep 29, 2004
Aida
Aida was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by the Katherine Hines Ministries, a local orphanage in Kampala. She was abandoned by her mother and...
Julius
Julius’ mother abandoned him and gave him over to his uncle when her husband died. His uncle had seven children of his own and could not properly...
Blessing
Blessing’s father died in a motor accident before she was born. Her mother died three weeks after her birth. She was living with her aunt who had...
Alex
The parents of Alex and his sister Leticia, died of HIV in 2010. The children were brought to live with their aunt who has children of her own and...
Gracious
Gracious’ mother died of stomach cancer shortly after giving birth to her. Gracious' father abandoned her and her sister, Felistas. They were...
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents. Social services decided to remove her from her home and...
Simon
Simon was found abandoned near a hospital in Kampala Uganda on March 13, 2005. His weight was then 2.6 lbs. The medical social worker requested...
Rachel
Orphaned at age 3 months Rachel was was taken in by her grandparents. They were increasingly unable to feed and care for their growing...
Laardi
Laardi’s father died in 1996 and her mother died in 2001, leaving her and her brother, Carlos, in the care of their old and weak grandmother. She...
Joseph Owen
Owen and his three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare. Their father died...
Sarah
Sarah was born prematurely in a private clinic in March 2005. She was taken to a local hospital and her weight upon admission was 3.2 lbs. Her...
Elizabeth
Elizabeth comes from a very poor family in Zambia; her mother died shortly after giving birth and the father disappeared after her death. Elizabeth...
Adeline
Adeline's mother was living with a friend and one day she left the house and did not return. Social services has determined that Adeline and her...
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...
Ashenofi
Ashenofi was left as an orphan at age one, when his mother died. His father had died a year earlier. An aunt cared for him, but she was unable to...
Beatrice
Both Beatrice's parents died and she lived with her grandparents and her four brothers and sisters for a while. It was a struggle for the...
Ruth
Ruth’s mother died in September 2002, her father is unknown. After her mother’s death, she lived with her aunts and uncles who were unable to care...
Yordanos
Yordanos and her younger brother lived with their grandmother after their father died and their mother abandoned them. Their grandmother had three...
Awumbe
Awumbe’s parents were both millet farmers in Ghana. Awumbe’s mother died during a riot and his father died some time later. Awumbe and his siblings...
Annie
Since the death of her parents, Annie was cared for by an aunt. Her aunt has one child of her own and shares a house with four other people....
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...
Takula
Takula’s mother died in 2005 of a fatal illness and his father died two years later. He had been living with his aunt who earns a small seasonal...
Alice
Alice’s mother and father died and left three children in the care of an uncle. They lived in a mud house. Social services recommended removing the...
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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