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Joseph
Joseph’s mother died when he was nine months old, and his father was unknown. He was then placed in the care of his aunt. Though she tried, his aunt could not provide for his basic needs. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2014. Joseph is now a bright young man who does well in school. Joseph is polite and cooperative in class. He enjoys reading books in his spare time. He knows that God is with him at all times, and this gives him comfort. He enjoys studying God's Word and singing hymns of praise. Joseph is confident that God will lead him in the right path all his days.
DOB: Nov 8, 2010
Comfort
Both of Comfort’s parents died when she was a young child. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004.
Noah
Noah’s mother died a few days after giving birth to him. He was then placed in the care of his maternal grandmother.
Claudia
After Claudia's parents died, she was placed in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Salvio
Salvio's mother died shortly after giving birth to him. His neighbors tried to help but had six children of their own and were unable to adequately...
Lusia
After Lusia's mother died, she lived with her aunt
Samson
Samson was abandoned and taken to a local orphanage.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents passed away in 2004. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in March 2007.
Kelia
An old woman from a local village brought Kelia to a police station in 2011, hoping to find someone to care for her.
Innocent
Both of Innocent's parents are deceased. Soon after his mother's death, Innocent was diagnosed with tuberculosis and began treatment.
Nancy
Nancy’s father died in war and her mother died while delivering her younger sister, Patricia.
Felistas
Felistas’ mother died shortly after giving birth to her sister, Gracious, and their father abandoned them.
Winston
Both of Winston’s parents are deceased.
Mabel
Mabel, her twin brother, and her older sister were orphaned after both of their parents died. The three children moved to the Rafiki Village Ghana...
Denis
After the death of their father, Denis and his brother, Charles, went to live with their impoverished aunt in a small room, one-room house.
Ester
Ester was in the care of her impoverished grandmother after her parents died of a fatal illness.
Mwawi
Mwawi's mother died two weeks after delivering him and his twin brother.
Simeon
In 2009, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare closed an orphanage due to adoption violations.
Anna
Anna arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006, a year after both her parents died.
Eves
After the death of both of her parents, Eves was left in the care of an impoverished aunt who could not properly feed her.
Brighton
Brighton came to the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 along with his older brother Petros after the death of their parents.
Joseph
Joseph's mother was disabled, and they were internally displaced as a result of the 2007-post-presidential elections violence.
Moses
Moses’s mother died shortly after she gave birth to him.
Michael
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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