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Grace
Grace’s grandmother assumed responsibility for four children in the family following the death of Grace’s father. Due to failing health, poor vision, difficulty walking, and poor financial status, she sought help from social welfare for placement for the children. Grace and her brother Martin came to live at Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2005. Grace is a unique and creative girl with a very active imagination.
DOB: Jan 3, 2003
Tracy
Tamar’s father died in 2002 of whooping cough and several months later her mother died after a brief period of illness. Tamar was staying with a...
Rachel
Rachel has twice been orphaned. Both parents died tragically in 2007 and 2008. The elderly grandmother cared for Rachel and her brother, Caleb,...
Eyob
Eyob was abandoned at two months of age. HIs father died some time before his birth and his mother couldn’t care for him. His grandparents took him...
Randall
Randall was born prematurely at Provincial General Hospital Nyeri to a sixteen-year-old mother. She later abandoned him when he was admitted to the...
Abel
When Abel's mother was killed in a car accident, an elderly neighbor brought Abel to her home. Abel's mother had asked her if she would care for...
Tendo
Tendo and her sister, Josephine, were living in a local hospital in Kampala for some time. They were placed in a temporary home for abandoned...
Veronica
Veronica and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism. After the death of their parents in...
Genet
Genet’s mother died when she was a year old, and her father is unknown. A kind neighbor took Genet in and cared for her after her mother’s death....
Kwaku
Kwaku’s father became ill and died in 2007. Then Kwaku’s mother became ill and died in April 2009. Kwaku’s grandmother took Kwaku and his older...
Nahom
Nahom’s mother died when he was just nine months old. His father died when he was twenty months old. His grandmother then cared for him after his...
Richard
Richard’s mother died in 2005 and his father died in 2006. He then lived in the home of his grandmother and aunt with three other orphaned...
James
James’ mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, Joseph. Their father died in 2007. After his death, they lived with...
Polycarp
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011, Polycarp lived at a baby's home in Moshi. He was abandoned at the age of four months....
Catherine
Catherine’s Mother died in 2005 and her father committed suicide in 2008. Catherine was cared for by relatives for one month and then went to live...
Innocent
Innocent was abandoned at barely a year old and was referred to a babies' home. Not much else is known about his history. At the time of his...
Linda
Linda's parents died in 2004. She was living with her paternal grandmother and a paternal uncle, as well as older teenaged siblings and an older...
Richman
Both of Richman’s parents are deaf, mute, and mentally challenged. Since they were unable to care for him and his siblings, Atto and Ququah, they...
Brian
Brian’s mother was disabled and she died at childbirth. The father is unknown and has never claimed the child. Brian was placed at the AIC...
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...
Erick
Erick’s mother died a few hours after he was born due to complications with his delivery. His father is unknown. His grandmother tried to care for...
Silas
The mother and father of Silas were both farmers. In 2007 Silas’s mother died a shortly after suffering from severe neck pain. His father's...
Gloria
Gloria and her twin sister Olivia were abandoned and given to a paternal uncle when their father died. Their uncle became unable to care for them....
Irene
Irene and her sister were abandoned by their parents. The girls were living on their own in a mud hut for many months. The neighbors gave them food...
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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