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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
Nathan
Nathan came to Rafiki with decayed teeth and healed scars on his back and legs. Both parents are deceased; his father died in the military in...
Ruth
Since the death of their parents, Ruth and her two sisters were in the care of an aunt. Their aunt had three children of her own and doubling the...
Dan
Both of Dan's parents are deceased and Dan was put in the care of an elderly and impoverished uncle. The social welfare office requested help for...
Enid
When Enid’s mother and father died she went to live with her aunt. She is young and single and stuggles to care for Enid on her own. She contacted...
Chawanangwa
Chawanangwa’s mother died in 2003 and his father abandoned the family. It was stated that he was mentally ill and believed deceased in 2004. An...
Winnie
Winnie came to live at the Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013. Her past living conditions were not good. She lived in a house that was half torn...
Yeabsira
Not much is known about Yeabsira’s life before he arrived at the Rafiki Village in Ethiopia. He and his brother were abandoned by their dying...
Patricia
The young life of Patricia was filled with tragedy, having never known either of her parents. The mother died during childbirth and the father was...
Adwoa
The cause of Adwoa parents’ deaths are unknown. However, the Pastor who referred us to Adwoa and her sister, Akua, told us they died within six...
Paul
Paul had no one to care for him since the death of his father in 2006. This very poor family, was sustained on the sale of firewood along with...
Albert
Both parents were deceased in 2002 and Albert’s relatives are unable to care for him. Albert was referred by the Social Welfare offices to the...
Queen
Queen’s mother died in 2007 and her father was unable to care for her. She was living with her grandparents and six other orphans. The family...
Carlos
Carlos’ mother died in early 2001. He was under the care of his grandmother who is a peasant farmer described as old and weak. She has had a great...
Grace Masozi
Grace lived with her grandmother after the death of her mother and father in 2006. The grandmother had almost no means to provide for Grace. When...
Philip
Philip’s mother died in childbirth then his father cared for him until he died of cancer in 2005. He was sent to distant relatives to live but they...
Anna
After Anna’s mother died in July of 2005, all of the children came to live with their maternal aunt who was a mother’s assistant at Rafiki. The...
Marcel
Marcel was found wandering alone near a church close to the Burundi border. The local officials made announcements about him, but no one claimed...
Anastazia
Anastazia is a double orphan. Anastasia and her brother were approved by Social Welfare and now have a new home at the Rafiki Village. Anna...
Rhoda
Before Rhoda arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia in January 2012, she lived with her grandmother and eleven other children in a small house. Her...
Simon
Simon was found along Naivasha Road some time in August 2001 by a teacher. She reported the case to the police and they gave her custody of Simon...
Serena
Serena’s mother died from complications of malaria three months after giving birth to Serena and her twin sister. Her father died in 2008 from an...
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by Katherine Hines Ministries, a local orphanage in Kampala. He was in the care of his elderly...
Comfort
Comfort’s father was returning home late one night after work when he was shot and killed by robbers. In October 2008, Comfort’s mother had a...
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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