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Grace
Grace’s teenage mother gave birth and then left the hospital the next morning, abandoning the child. A social worker checked the mother’s location and name with the village elder, and there was no one by that name in that area. After the necessary legal processes were fulfilled, Grace came to Rafiki Village Kenya in May 2004. Grace is now a hard-working girl who shows interest in overall learning. She likes Math (algebra and financial arithmetic), and Literature (grammar and reading). She is above-average academically. She is cooperative, respectful, generally calm, and shows unselfish love toward others. Her self-esteem is also continuing to improve.
DOB: Apr 26, 2004
Emmanuel
Since birth, Emmanuel was carried on his mother’s back as she wandered the city of Accra. Many times Emmanuel and his mother slept on the street....
Brian
Brain was abandoned in the hospital after his birth by his young mother. She left the hospital before adequate records of Brian's history were...
Cephas
Cephas father died just before he was born. His mother died when he was four years old. None of his extended family had the financial means to take...
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. Aurelia is an...
Magdalene
Magdalene was almost two years old when both of her parents were killed by armed robbers. Then she was been in the care of her impoverished uncle...
Alice
Alice’s father died and her mother followed in July 2005. Her grandparents were deceased as well. Alice was left in the care of her...
Lonnie
Before coming to the village she was called “Lonely” because both of her parents were deceased. Rafiki renamed her Lonnie. Her grandmother was...
Abenezer
Abenezer was just fifteen days old when his teenage mother gave him over to his grandmother. His grandmother did not have a job or the means to...
Ebenezer
When Ebenezer’s parents died, he was left in the care of his aunt along with his two brothers and one sister. The aunt was unable to adequately...
Luke
Luke’s father was a soldier and died before he turned three. He and his sister Patience, lived with their 3 older siblings and their mother until...
Nancy
Nancy was placed in the care of her elderly grandmother when her parents died. Her grandmother cared for many extended family members and had no...
Theresa
Theresa was abandoned at seven months old by her mother at a shop in downtown Monrovia. The shop owner took Theresa home. She and her husband had...
Dalitso
Dalitso and his twin sister Blessing, had moved four times since their mother died when they were babies. They lived at two babies’ homes and then...
Jennifer
Both of Jennifer's parents died in 2005. The mother’s relatives brought her to her grandfather but he was unable to care for her. Social Welfare...
Lackson
Lackson was orphaned in 2007 at age 6 when both his mother and father died. Lackson was taken in by a woman from his church, but she was unable to...
Alexander
Both Alex's parents are deceased. He lived with this elderly grandmother for a short time. He came to live at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2003....
Joseph
Joseph was abandoned by both parents at birth and was being cared for by state run orphanage just outside of Jos, Nigeria. At age three, he was...
Raphael
Raphael was born outside of wedlock and soon thereafter his parents passed away. He was then placed with his poor grandmother who is depending on...
Reuben
Reuben’s mother was a commercial sex worker. She gave birth to Reuben in Ibadan. She died in July 2007 after a brief illness, presumably HIV....
Ivan
Ivan was abandoned by his mother at the home of her employer. He was then brought to the Nsambya Babies' home by his mother's employer. After this...
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....
Olivier
Both of Olivier’s parents died—his father before he was born and his mother year after his birth. Olivier’s aunt cared for his mother until her...
Donatha
When Donatha was extremely young her mother and father both died of illness. Soon after Donatha was sent to live with her father’s first wife. Her...
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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