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Eliya
After Eliya’s parents died, he was brought to his aunt's home. His aunt had four children of her own and about to give birth to a fifth. She was unable to care for Eliya and his brother Eric. Social Welfare gave the approval for Eliya and Eric to be placed at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in May 2010. They are thriving in their new environment with nutritious food, a bed of their own, and the opportunity to attend school.
DOB: May 1, 2005
Philip
Philip’s mother died in childbirth then his father cared for him until he died of cancer in 2005. He was sent to distant relatives to live but they...
Benson Michael
Michael was found at the prison grounds by a “good Samaritan” woman named Grace who took him to the police station on August 28, 2005. The police...
Paul
Paul and his twin brother, Isaac’s, mother was sick and admitted them to a transient home in Lusaka, Zambia in July 2012. The mother passed away...
Tracy
Tamar’s father died in 2002 of whooping cough and several months later her mother died after a brief period of illness. Tamar was staying with a...
Vivian
Both of Vivian's parents died in 2005. She briefly lived with a maternal uncle but he was unable to care properly for Vivian. She came to live at...
Ato
Both of Ato’s parents are deaf, mute, and mentally challenged. Since they were unable to care for him and his siblings, Richman and Ququah, they...
Patience
Patience was abandoned by her mother in 2005 and the father cared for her until he died in 2008. The uncle of Patience took her into his home with...
Mika
Mika and his brother Bulus had been in the care of their elderly grandparents since the death of their parents. The grandparents struggled to...
Charles
After the death of their father, Charles and his brother Denis went to live with their aunt. They lived in a small room that was only about twenty...
Timothy
Timothy’s father died in 2002 of whooping cough and several months later his mother died after a brief period of illness. Timothy was staying with...
Namukolo
Namukolo and his brother, Clifford, lived with his parents in a small rural village when their mother died in 2010. The father abandoned them and...
Jeff
Jeff’s father died in 2003 and his mother in 2005. Jeff and his brother Samuel then began living with their nineteen-year-old sister, but she was...
Ebenezer
When Ebenezer’s parents died, he was left in the care of his aunt along with his two brothers and one sister. The aunt was unable to adequately...
Tendo
Tendo and her sister, Josephine, were living in a local hospital in Kampala for some time. They were placed in a temporary home for abandoned...
Mary
Mary came to live at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004. Mary is a good student who enjoys school. She says the teacher who she learns the most...
Marie
Marie is a double orphan. Her father died in 2006 of an illness and her mother died a year later also from an illness. Marie and her brother,...
Loveness
Loveness is a double orphan; her mother died just ten months after she was born and her father died some time before that. After her mother died,...
Joseph
Both of Joseph’s parents are deceased. He and his sister Abigail came to Rafiki Village Ghana in January 2002. Joseph (or Baba as we call him here...
Comfort
Comfort was born in 2001 and is the youngest of 9 children. Both of Comfort’s parents died. She and her siblings were taken care of by extended...
Rose
Rose and her brother Elias' single mother passed away in November 2005. The siblings then lived with their grandparents. Our social worker went to...
Leah
Leah was abandoned as a baby and her parents are unknown. She was in a babies’ home in Kitui for over two years, and no one came to visit her. She...
Dan
Both of Dan's parents are deceased and Dan was put in the care of an elderly and impoverished uncle. The social welfare office requested help for...
Theresa
Teddy and her two siblings were given to an elderly aunt at the burial of her father. Her father died of AIDs and her mother abandoned the children...
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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