My Name is
Fortuna

Fortuna
Fortuna and her brother, Surafel, were left in their uncle's care after their mother and father died. Their uncle struggled to care for the children, and he asked the Rafiki Foundation for help. Fortuna and Surafel arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia in 2010. They happily began to adjust to their new environment and their Rafiki family. Fortuna enjoys studying the Bible and having devotion time. Her favorite hymn is "Trust and Obey" because it tells her that God can be trusted. Fortuna's favorite Bible passage is 1 Samuel 15:1–16:13 because it teaches her that God looks at a person's heart rather than one's outward appearance.
DOB: Dec 4, 2008
Estery
Both of Estery's (Esther) parents passed away from an illness when she was a young child.
Rose
Rose was brought to a children's home in Moshi, Tanzania in 2008 by a pastor from a local church after she was abandoned by her mother.
Hannah
Hannah’s mother abandoned her shortly after she was born. Hannah came to Rafiki Village Kenya at less than a month old in August 2006. Now, she is...
Feraol
Feraol's mother abandoned him in 2008.
Sara
Sara's mother abandoned her when she was a young child, and her father remains unknown.
Jeremiah
Before Jeremiah arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011, he lived at a children's home in Moshi for four years with no known family.
John
John’s parents were killed in a tragic bus accident. His mother was pregnant with his little sister, Chipo, at the time of the accident, and she...
Violet
After Violet’s parents died, her elderly grandfather enlisted her for household help with chores, cooking, and carrying firewood.
Sandra
Sandra and her two cousins arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Dinah
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Mai
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Ermias
Ermias' mother was mentally handicapped. She abandoned Ermias and his sister, Mehiret, and gave them to the care of their impoverished grandmother.
Selah
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Ben
Before arriving at the Rafiki village, Ben and his five siblings lived with their grandmother, along with her six children, in a one-room house.
Hannah
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David
At eight months old, David was abandoned in a suburb of Kampala, Uganda.
Mwiza
Mwiza arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2006 after the death of his parents.
Witness
Witness lived most of her early life in an orphanage.
Judith
After Judith’s mother passed away in 2006, she was placed in the care of her grandmother, who could not provide for her basic needs.
Pererat
Pererat’s mother died soon after he was born, and his father disappeared after the Jos riots in 2008.
Precious
Precious's mother died in 2009, and her father then abandoned her.
Ruth
Ruth was placed in the care of her elderly grandparents after her own parents died.
Israel
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Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.