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Joseph
Joseph
Joseph was abandoned by both of his parents at birth and was being cared for by a state-run orphanage just outside of Jos, Nigeria. At age three, he was screened and approved to join the Rafiki Village Nigeria. He arrived at the Village in 2003. Joseph admires the Lord's trustworthiness, and it produces in him a desire to be trustworthy.
DOB: Sep 1, 2000
Margaret
Margaret’s mother died when she was an infant.
Tizeta
Tizeta was abandoned by her mother, and her father is unknown.
Gloria
Gloria and her twin sister Olivia were abandoned and given to a paternal uncle when their father died.
Beatrice
Beatrice was left in the care of her aunt after her parents died in 2006. They lived in a two-room house with nine other relatives.
Furahini
Furahini and her sister, Scolastika, lived with their grandmother after their mother disappeared.
Peter
Both of Peter’s parents were killed during religious riots that occurred in 2004 in a village about two hours away from Jos, Nigeria.
Theresa
Theresa’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Josephine.
Faith
Faith’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown.
Inocent
Inocent was malnourished and small for his age when he arrived at Rafiki Village Tanzania in May 2012. His grandmother cared for him after he was...
Etsub
Etsub and her brother, Robel, lived with their mother before she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Yaw
Yaw, his twin sister, and his older sister were orphaned when both of their parents died.
Brian
Brian was abandoned in the hospital as a new born by his young mother.
Meklit
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia, Meklit's grandmother cared for her.
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
Linda
Linda’s parents died in 2006, and she and her sister, Beatrice, were then left in the care of their aunt.
Kofi Sefa
Kofi’s mother suffered from psychological issues, and she was deemed mentally unfit to care for him by social welfare services.
Aynalem
Aynalem was three years old when her mother died. Her father remains unknown.
Kevin
Kevin was found in the central district of Nairobi by the local police in December 2001. He was brought to a children’s home to wait while the...
Bright
Bright arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 after living in the care of an impoverished, widowed aunt who could not provide for his needs.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents passed away in 2004. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in March 2007.
Amos
Amos was abandoned in Kitui near the police station when he was only two years old.
Jane Kacyeye
Jane’s parents were living in Uganda when they died from a terminal illness.
Comfort
Comfort’s father was returning home late one night after work when he was shot and killed by robbers.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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