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
Sophie
Sophie was found abandoned and malnourished as young child.
Molly
Molly was abandoned when she was eight months old and brought to a local police station in 2003.
Michelle
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Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died two days after he was born.
Benjamin
Benjamin came to the Rafiki Village Malawi with his younger brother Watson after the death of their parents in 2007.
Prince
Prince and his two brothers were abandoned by their mother while they were still young children.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel lived with his elderly grandmother after the death of his parents.
Paula
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Fiskani
Fiskani’s mother is deceased and his father abandoned him.
Dan
After both of Dan's parents died when he was a small child, he was placed in the care of an elderly and impoverished uncle.
Aurelia
Aurelia and her twin sister, Theresia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after the death of their mother from cancer.
Aneth
After the death of her parents, Aneth lived with her single aunt.
Naomi
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John
Both of John’s parents died, leaving him with no one to care for him.
Fabrice
Fabrice arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2013.
Mavis
Mavis was orphaned when both of her parents died of illnesses.
Joseph
Very little is known about Joseph's early years, except that his mother died and his father abandoned him.
Harriet
Harriet's father passed away from AIDs, and her mother was also diagnosed HIV+ and was no longer able to care for her.
Samuel
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Monicah
Monicah's mother is believed to be dead, and her father is unknown.
Phoebe
Not much is known about Phoebe’s life before she came to Rafiki.
Deborah
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Serge
Serge (Bebito) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.