My Name is
Emmanuel
Emmanuel
When Emmanuel was a young child, he was carried on his mother’s back as she wandered the city of Accra. Many times he and his mother slept on the street. His mother suffered from mental challenges and could not properly care for him. Emmanuel was referred to Rafiki by social welfare services, and he arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in September 2009. He soon benefited from the nutritious food, quality care, and loving environment at the Village. Emmanuel's favorite hymn is "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name" because it reminds him that Christ is powerful and loves him.
DOB: Nov 26, 2004
Ben
Before arriving at the Rafiki village, Ben and his five siblings lived with their grandmother, along with her six children, in a one-room house.
George
After George’s mother and father died, he was placed in the care of his sixteen-year-old aunt.
Sarah
Sarah's father is deceased, and her mother gave her and her siblings to her great grandmother.
Fiskani
Fiskani’s mother is deceased and his father abandoned him.
Thomas
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Erick
Erick’s mother died a few hours after he was born due to complications with his delivery.
Negassa
Negassa's mother died in 2008, and his father abandoned him soon after her death.
Ben
Ben’s mother died in November 2006, and his father sometime before that.
Elizabeth
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Daniel
Daniel and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Alice
Alice’s parents both died by 2005 and she was left in the care of her eighteen-year-old brother.
Enoch
Enoch’s mother died within two months of his birth, and his father remains unknown.
Frank
Both Frank's parents died shortly after his birth.
Kirk
Kirk was found abandoned at the police lines in the city of Nairobi, Kenya.
Innocent
Both of Innocent's parents are deceased. Soon after his mother's death, Innocent was diagnosed with tuberculosis and began treatment.
Mary
Mary and her brother, Emmanuel, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2002.
Samson
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Mara
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Moses
Moses arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Naitoti
Naitoti, her sister, Nasha, and their cousin, Furaha, were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their fathers.
Jehoshaphat
Both of Jehosephat’s parents died of a fatal illness when he was a young child.
Joshua
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Diane
Diane arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.