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Jacob
Jacob’s father died after a brief illness when Jacob was nine months old. His relatives were very poor and his two older siblings were not able to care for him. Social welfare deemed Jacob’s situation as one of great need and recommended he be placed at Rafiki. He arrived in September 2006 to his new Rafiki family. Today he is in the 9th grade. Jacob is an excellent student who likes school. We are waiting for the results of one of the Grade 9 national exams to come back. Jacob must have passing grades in all subjects to advance to senior secondary school in January.
DOB: Oct 25, 2002
Joanna
Joanna is a triplet. Her birth siblings are all girls. Joanna’s mother died shortly after delivering the triplets. The father was without job and...
Efe
Efe was taken from her mother who had been roaming the streets. Her mother was admitted to a local mental hospital for treatment and Efe was taken...
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....
Ellen
Ellen’s mother gave birth to her and her twin, Helen, on June 23, 2000. In November of 2002, her mother gave birth again, this time to triplets....
Gideon
Gideon's parents were killed in 2010 when mudslides buried their village and the families living there. Gideon, his twin brother, Joshua, and older...
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2005 and his father in 2006. He then lived with his grandmother and aunt with three other orphaned children. The aunt...
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...
Johnson
Johnson’s mother died of an illness ten days after his birth, leaving him abandoned in the hospital. His father was unknown, his elderly...
Carolyn
Carolyn was abandoned as a child and was found by a probation officer. She was taken to a reception center. Social welfare did a thorough search...
Mary
Mary is a double orphan who was placed in the care of her uncle and his family after the death of her parents. Her uncle cared for many children...
Samson
Samson lost his parents (probably due to AIDS) long ago at Dazek Kuru in south Jos. He needed assistance from the government or a charity...
Naomi
Naomi’s mother abandoned her, and her father is unknown. She and her two siblings, John and Michael, were in the care of their blind grandmother...
Jennifer
Jennifer and her twin sisters lived with their aunt and her family since the death of their parents. The aunt was a farmer, unable to feed her own...
Ethan
Ethan’s mother died shortly after he was born and his father died in 2002. The local pastor in the village assumed the care of Ethan. In 2004, the...
George
George was abandoned as a baby and taken to a local orphanage. He moved to the Rafiki Village Uganda in February 2003. He is now thriving at Rafiki...
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....
Ben
Ben’s mother died in November 2006 and his father sometime before that. He lived with his grandparents for a short period of time, but they could...
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...
Ruth
Ruth was placed in the care of her elderly grandparents after her own parents died. Her grandparents had the responsibility of caring for many...
Michael
Michael’s mother died of an illness in 2005 and his father died after an accident. Michael and his sister, Faith, went to live with the father’s...
Judith
Judith’s father died in 2008 and her mother died in 2009. After that, she lived with her grandmother. There were seven people already living in...
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...
Clinton
Grandparents cared for Clinton and his sister, Mary, since the tragic deaths of their parents. They were overwhelmed with the burden of two small...
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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