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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
Ethan
Ethan’s mother died shortly after he was born and his father died in 2002. The local pastor in the village assumed the care of Ethan. In 2004, the...
Jeremiah
Jeremiah was abandoned by both parents at birth. He was cared for by state run orphanage until 2003 when he came to Rafiki Village Nigeria....
Augustus
Augustus, his twin brother and older brother were left as orphans when their mother died of typhoid fever in January 2010. Their father died in...
Alice
Alice was abandoned to her grandmother when she was only five months old. Two years later the grandmother passed away and Alice was given over to...
Leticia
Leticia's parents died of HIV in 2010. She and her brother were brought to live with their aunt, but she was unable to care for them.
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...
Samuel
Both of Samuels parents died in 2001 soon after he was born. He then was left in the care of his grandmother who was without resources and was a...
Grace
Grace’s mother abandoned her and her brother Martin, and their father died in 2005. The children arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana that year.
Genet
Genet’s mother died when she was a year old, and her father is unknown. A kind neighbor took Genet in and cared for her after her mother’s death....
Clarisse
An elderly grandmother has cared for Clarisse since she was born. The grandmother sustained injuries in the genocide which left her with physical...
Claire
Not much is known about Claire's background or family. Her mother is in prison and from the time her mother was incarcerated, no family member has...
Thandiwe
After her mother's death, Thandiwe was sent to live with her great grandmother.
Joshua
Joshua and his twin brother, Samuel, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013. Their mother had passed away after contracting malaria and the...
Jennifer
Jennifer and her twin sisters lived with their aunt and her family since the death of their parents. The aunt was a farmer, unable to feed her own...
Denise
One-month-old Denise was abandoned at Kenyatta National hospital on March 7, 2005. The hospital social worker referred Denise to the Provincial...
Emanuel
Emanuel’s mother died in 2007 and his father drowned in the river while fishing in 2009. There are no family members able to care for Emmanuel. He...
Mary
Mary was referred to Rafiki by an orphanage about four hours away from the Rafiki Village Kenya. She came to Rafiki in October 2004.
Jonathan
Jonathan’s mother died in March 2007 and his father died some years earlier. He was cared for by an aunt and elderly grandmother. The two women...
Fiyete
Fiyete was just a few months old, when her mother became sick and was hospitalized. Fiyete was staying with her aunt when her mother died in the...
Cristopher
Both of Christopher's parents died in 2004.
Grace
Within one year Grace was orphaned twice and was put in the care of a maternal aunt. Fifteen children with five mothers were living in this...
Nicholas
Nicholas's mother abandoned him and left him with his grandmother when he was three months old. His grandmother took him to a local babies' home...
Kwasi
Kwasi and his twin sister, Akosua, were in the care of their grandfather after the death of their parents. He was unemployed and could not feed and...
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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