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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
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...
Lucy
Lucy's parents died in 2011. She lived with an unemployed uncle and his children until Social Welfare determined that Lucy would excel in school if...
Janjay
JanJay’s mother died after giving birth to her. Janjay’s father remarried and he was the breadwinner of the family. In February of 2010, he was...
Gerald
Both of Gerald’s parents are deceased and was living with his older sister. She was unable to care for him as she had no source of income and was...
Richard
Richard’s mother died in 2005 and his father died in 2006. He then lived in the home of his grandmother and aunt with three other orphaned...
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...
Ethel
Both parents of Ethel died within two years of each other. Ethel moved in with her single aunt who had seven children of her own to feed and...
Jesca
Jesca’s mother died in a car accident and her father and other relatives were unwilling to care for her. A babies’ home agreed to take care of...
Abigail
Abigail is part of the second group of triplets that have come to Rafiki Village Ghana. Social Welfare was unable to locate the father. Because...
Atarebono
Atarebono’s mother has abandoned her and the father is unknown. When she was born she was named Atebem (which means “I have nothing.”) Her mother...
Nasha
Nasha was in the care of her grandmother along with her sister and cousin after the death of their fathers. Her mother died in childbirth. They are...
Purity
Purity lost her parents in 2004 and 2005 and was being cared for by an aunt and uncle. They had seven living in their home, including a new baby,...
John
John is a precious young boy who came to us in December 2007 with decent overall health, yet malnourished. Both his parents died before 2006....
Tizeta
Tizeta's was abandoned by her mother, and her father is unknown. She lived with her grandparents before arriving at Rafiki in 2010. Her...
Jane Kacyeye
Jane’s parents were living in Uganda when they died from a terminal illness. A Good Samaritan helped Jane and her sister, Deobrah’s, elderly...
Jonathan
Not much is known about Jonathan’s parents. The woman who was his caretaker brought him from Sierra Leone to Liberia during the 2002 war. Someone...
Alex
Alex was living with his widowed mother who was dying from a fatal illness. He and his mother were barely surviving on food grown in their small...
Zerubabel
Zerubabel arrived at the Rafiki Village in Ethiopia on September 3rd, 2012. He was malnourished and underweight due to his difficult situation...
Negassa
Negassa's father has absent for some time, and his mother died in 2008. He was living with his grandmother, but she is unable to care for him....
Scovia
Scovia’s parents died within two years of each other. Her mother died first in 2001 when Scovia was probably a year old, and her father followed in...
Morris
Morris’ parents died and he was brought to an orphanage in Kitui in April 2003. He was brought to Rafiki Village Kenya December 4, 2003 to live...
Gladys
Gladys is a double orphan. Her mother died in 2006 and her father in 2007. Her aunt was caring for her as well as four other people in a small...
Sharon
When Sharon was barely a toddler, her parents died in a fatal accident. Her and her sister Maureen were sent to an orphanage. After a year Sharon...
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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