My Name is
Gabriel
Gabriel
Gabriel's father abandoned the family and his mother did not recover from the C-section she had when he was born. Since that time he lived with different relatives but ended up with his uncle who lives in a home where he serves as a security guard. He is very poor and has no means to send Gabriel to school. At the home visit Gabriel was wearing sandals that were too small and his clothing was worn and tattered. But it is obvious he is a very smart boy, he has never attended school but can identify the alphabet, numbers, and colors. Gabriel arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia and is happily adjusting to his new home and life. Gabriel loves math because he loves his teacher, and he believes that you will get a good job when you know math well. He believes that when you do your best in school, then you will become a leader. He hopes to be a soccer player when he grows up.
DOB: Apr 14, 2008
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Samuel
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Sarah
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Janet
Janet is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Jennifer and Joanna, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Veronica
Veronica and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Elijah
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Teeweh
Teeweh and his older sister Adele arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012 after their mother died and their father gave them up.
Abigail
Abigail was abandoned in the annex of a Nairobi hospital grounds.
Innocent
Innocent’s mother died in 2005, and his father abandoned him, leaving him in the care of an uncle who also abandoned him as a child.
Irene
After both her mother and father abandoned her, Irene lived with her grandmother for a time.
Adella
After the death of her parents, Adella lived with her single aunt.
Hillary
Hillary was found abandoned in the Moshi area when he was just four months old.
Dorcas
Dorcas was abandoned by both her parents at birth.
James
James’s father died HIV+, and his mother also had HIV.
Prisca
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Damaris
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Mary
Mary lived with her maternal grandmother after her mother's death. Her mother died in 2003 when Mary just over one year old.
Zachariah
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Levi
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Myra
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Tiwonge
Tiwonge first arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Lemmy
Lemmy and his sister, Eva, were living with their grandmother, who did not have the means to feed them every day, before they came to Rafiki.
Benjamin
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Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.