My Name is
Faith
Faith
Faith’s mother passed away as a result of severe pneumonia. She and her older sister Sarah were then left in the care of relatives who could not provide for their basic needs. The siblings arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2006. Faith is a serious student who excels in her academics and is enthusiastic about her studies. She excels in writing stories and poems and is good at music, art, math, science, geography, and sports. She is pleasant and friendly in class and contributes well, especially in Bible lessons. From the Rafiki Bible Study, Faith has learned that God's people are commanded to be holy.
DOB: Jun 2, 2002
Beatrice
Beatrice’s parents died of a terminal illness shortly after she was born, and she was put in the care of her grandmother.
Furaha
Furaha and her two cousins were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their fathers.
Timothy
Timothy was abandoned at a church as a small child.
Aneth
After the death of her parents, Aneth lived with her single aunt.
Godwin
Godwin lived with his unemployed aunt and uncle before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011.
Emily
Before Emily arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, she was in the care of an aunt and uncle who did not have the means to properly feed her.
Joseph
Joseph's mother was disabled, and they were internally displaced as a result of the 2007-post-presidential elections violence.
Biruk
Biruk’s mother was very young when she gave birth to him.
Sharon
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Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
Beauregard
Beauregard’s mother died soon after giving birth to him in November, 2006.
Ruki
Ruki and her older sister were abandoned by their parents at a young age. The two girls were living on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Mwawi
Mwawi's mother died two weeks after delivering him and his twin brother.
Samuel
Samuel and his twin brother, Joshua, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Joshua
Joshua’s mother died in 2002, and his father died two years later.
Grace
Grace's parents died within one year of each other, and she was then put in the care of a maternal aunt.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was seriously malnourished when he and his sister Phiona arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2005.
Fiyete
Fiyete arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
James
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Besufekad
Besufekad’s mother had mental-health problems and could not properly care for him.
Jimmy
Jimmy and his two sisters, Jamesetta and Amelia, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
Bethany
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Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.