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Emmanuel
Since birth, Emmanuel was carried on his mother’s back as she wandered the city of Accra. Many times Emmanuel and his mother slept on the street. Emmanuel has never been to school. He has two sisters and a brother that came to Rafiki before he was born. Emmanuel was moved to Rafiki Village Ghana in September 2009. He enjoys pretending to be a soldier with other boys in the class, and they can frequently be found marching in formation around the playground and practicing their salutes.
DOB: Nov 26, 2004
Betty
Both of Betty’s parents died when she was young. Her mother contracted cerebral malaria and her father was in a fatal car accident. She then moved...
Peace
Peace and her sister, Gift, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs. Her mother abandoned the family in 2008 and has not been seen or...
Emanuel
Emanuel’s mother died when he was eighteen months old and his father is unknown. Emanuel moved in with his grandmother but she died in 2011. This...
Chukwudi
Chukwudi is a double orphan, having lost his father in 2005 and his mother in 2008. His great-grandmother cared for him after the death of his...
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...
Naomi
Naomi and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism. After the death of their parents in 2010...
Clint
Clint was found abandoned at the edge of Thogoto Forest in Dagoretti. He was presumed to be a day old and was taken to the Karen Police Station....
Bethlehem
Bethlehem's mother left her with a neighbor to find work in another city. Her father remains unknown. The neighbor could no longer care for her and...
Catherine
Catherine was found wandering the streets of her village when she was approximately two years old. Catherine was brought to Rafiki on December 4,...
Dorine
Dorine and her twin sister Irene were living with their paternal grandmother who was very poor and could not give the girls their basic needs. The...
Ellen
Ellen’s mother gave birth to her and her twin, Helen, on June 23, 2000. In November of 2002, her mother gave birth again, this time to triplets....
Isaac
Isaac was abandoned by his grandmother who could not care for him as a small child. He arrived at the Rafiki village in December 2007. He now...
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry in Kampala, Uganda. Her parents died in 2008, and she was put in the care of an...
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...
Joy
Joy had been living with her grandmother since both of her parents are deceased. The grandmother was unable to continue to raise Joy, so a local...
Yeabsira
Yeabisira's mother left him with her brother when he was around one year old, and his father is unknown. he was given to a single uncle who worked...
Leah
Leah has been an orphan since 2003. Leah and her younger brother Elijah, went to live with a distant relative who had four children of his own to...
Monicah
Monicah's mother is believed to be dead, and her father is unknown. Her grandparents cared for her but could no longer continue to do so. The...
Blessed
Blessed’s mother abandoned her 4 days after birth at the Kakamega Provincial General Hospital. The hospital social worker reported the case to the...
Gladys
Gladys and her twin, Priscilla, as well as their sister, Erica, became orphans after their parents died within a year after Erica’s birth. Their...
Christian
Christian and his two brothers lived with their grandmother after the death of their parents. Their grandmother struggled to care for the boys and...
Ishmael
Ishmael’s mother moved away to be married and start a new family, so she abandoned him to the care of his grandmother, who is old and weak. She was...
Irene
Irene has lived at the Rafiki Village since 2009. She loves to visit and talk, making it harder for her to be still and study. Irene is an amazing...
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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