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Emmanuel
Emmanuel is the youngest of eight children and his mother died two days after he was born. Soon after her death he was placed in a crisis nursery where he stayed for about one year. The father was incapable of caring for Emmanuel and there is no extended family to care for him. The Rafiki Foundation was contacted to take care of him. The staff and children at Rafiki Village Malawi were thrilled to have this little boy join the Rafiki family in December 2013. Since we have many day-students who do not speak English in the home, they continue to work on English speaking skills and have also started learning the Chichewa language. Emmanuel's teacher describes him as a playful boy who is especially good at spelling and can sometimes be heard practicing aloud to himself! He looks forward to Bible class and often helps distribute hymnals and Bibles to his classmates.
DOB: Jun 2, 2012
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