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Emelyne
Emelyne was brought to her elderly grandmother after both parents died. Her grandmother is taking care of two other children who are older. Her grandmother is elderly and struggles to care for the children and has asked for help from the Rafiki Foundation. Emelyne was placed at the Rafiki Village in Rwanda. She is healthy and happy in her new home.
DOB: Nov 22, 2006
Furahini
Furahini and her sister Scolastika lived with their grandmother when their mother disappeared. Their grandmother cared for ten children of her own...
John
John arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 after both of his parents died.
Samuel
Samuel was like many children who first come to Rafiki. For our first meeting he arrived with no shoes and looking very malnourished. The man who...
Lulu
Lulu was abandoned at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center when she was born. At five months old, Lulu was brought to a local orphanage that cares...
Jamesetta
Jamesetta, her sister, Amelia, and her brother, Jimmy, arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth’s father died in 2005, and her mother died soon after in 2007.
Anjela
Before coming to the Rafiki Village Tanzania, Anjela lived with her elderly grandfather in a small mud hut. Their home was in a desolate area on...
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of terminal illnesses between 2003 and 2004. He was then referred by Social Welfare to begin living in the Rafiki...
Kebah
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Vivian
Vivian’s mother was mentally ill, and her father was unknown.
Innocent
Innocent was abandoned at barely a year old and was referred to a babies' home. Not much else is known about his history. At the time of his...
Diane
Diane’s father was never known. When her mother died in 2006, Diane went to live with her aunt. The responsibility of caring for Diane and her...
Nakato
Nakato and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare. They were very...
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...
Anastazia
Anastazia is a double orphan. She and her brother Innocent arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2008 and soon benefited from the quality care,...
Sumaya
Sumaya's father died from complications due to AIDS and her mother started living with another man who did not want Sumaya. Sumaya's grandmother...
Miriam
Miriam was found at a local market in the Machakos district of Kenya.
Scolastika
Scolastika and her sister Furahini lived with their grandmother after their father died and their mother disappeared.
Haggart
After both Haggart's parents died, he arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Michael
Michael’s mother died of an illness in 2005 and his father died after an accident. Michael and his sister, Faith, went to live with the father’s...
Joshua
Joshua and his twin brother, Samuel, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
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....
Beatrice
Beatrice’s mother was mentally ill and living on the streets.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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