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Gifty
Gifty’s father died in 2005 and her mother died in February 2008 and no details are known about how they died. Gifty lived with her aunt and uncle. They had seven children of their own and could not continue to care for Gifty. Social welfare referred her to the Rafiki Foundation and she arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in June 2009. Gifty is an amazing girl who truly lives up to her name! She is kind, respectful, helpful and intelligent. She works hard and succeeds in all of her classes.
DOB: Aug 21, 2003
Patrick
After Patrick’s mother and father died he went to live with his uncle. This uncle had the responsibility of taking care of eleven children. He...
Sibongile
Sibongile’s mother was impoverished an unable to care for her or her sister. They were both given to their grandmother who was equally poor. After...
Rachel
Orphaned at age 3 months Rachel was was taken in by her grandparents. They were increasingly unable to feed and care for their growing...
Rena
Rena’s mother died from complications of malaria three months after giving birth to Rena and her twin sister. Her father died in 2008 from an...
James
Both of James parents died within months of each other and so James was left an orphan before he was six months old. Impoverished relations tried...
Jacob
Jacob is a double orphan and was living with his aunt Mary. Mary was also caring for her mother who had recently had a stroke. Social welfare asked...
Kelvin
Kelvin was orphaned in 2002 and nothing is known of his family. He was placed at a local baby’s home in Kitui. Kelvin was brought to Rafiki Village...
Pererat
Pererat’s mother died after his birth. His father disappeared after the Jos riots in 2008. An aunt was caring for Pererat after the death of his...
Odel
Odel was in the care of an aunt after her parents abandoned her. She struggled to care for Odel and asked the Rafiki Foundation for help. Odel...
Mary
Mary and her sisters lived with their aunt and her family since the death of their parents. The aunt was a farmer, unable to feed her own two...
Gadissa
Gadissa, along with his sister Feyise, were orphaned in 2008. They were in the care of an aunt, living in a very impoverished situation. Their...
Noah
Noah lived with his aging grandmother for several years. She was unable to adequately care for him. Noah came to live at the Rafiki Village Nigeria...
John
John has charm and charisma; he is a happy boy and has a quick smile, in spite of his difficult start in life. He never knew his father and his...
Lusia
Lusia lived with her aunt after the death of her mother. Her aunt had three children of her own and no husband, so was having a difficult time...
Ruki
Ruki and her older sister were abandoned by their parents. The two girls were living on their own in a mud hut for many months. The neighbors gave...
Vivian
Both of Vivian's parents died in 2005. She briefly lived with a maternal uncle but he was unable to care properly for Vivian. She came to live at...
Alex
Alex lost both his parents to terminal illnesses in 2003 and 2004. He was placed in the care of his uncle. He was not able to care for Alex, and...
Harriet
Harriet's father passed away from AIDs, and her mother was also diagnosed HIV+ and was no longer able to care for her. Without a relative to raise...
Susan
Susan's mother is deceased and her father is in jail. Her and her brother John were placed in the care of a church member for a time. Susan and...
Stella
Stella was abandoned by her mother at Kakamega Provincial General Hospital. The police could not find her mother, and the baby was referred to a...
Rebecca
Gladis's mother abandoned her shortly after giving birth to her at the Thika Hospital in Kenya. Her mother's identity is unknown, and no one...
Jackson
Jackson’s mother and father died of health complications in June of 2013. Jackson and his two older siblings lived on their own until their house...
Vivian
Vivian’s mother is mentally ill. Her father is unknown. Vivian was carried around on her mother’s back and was out with her wandering the streets...
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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