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Josephine
Josephine’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Theresa. Josephine's grandparents were caring for the girls because their father abandoned them. The grandparents were subsistence farmers and had many grandchildren they were caring for. They soon found that they were not able to care for the twins. Josephine and her sister Theresa arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia in November 2014 and quickly adjusted to their new life. Josephine enjoys singing, leading others in Bible reading, and spending time with her friends. She strives to do her best in school. When Josephine prays, she thanks God for creating her, knowing her, and saving her.
DOB: Dec 13, 2012
Catherine
Both Catherine's mother and father are deceased.
Jane
Before coming to Rafiki, Jane lived with her mother who was epileptic and mentally unstable.
Joseph
Joseph's mother was disabled, and they were internally displaced as a result of the 2007-post-presidential elections violence.
Comfort
Comfort’s father was returning home late one night after work when he was shot and killed by robbers.
Esther
Esther and her sister Celestina are double orphans.
Mary
Mary lived with her maternal grandmother after her mother's death. Her mother died in 2003 when Mary just over one year old.
Alexander
Both Alex's parents are deceased. He came to live in the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2003.
Rebecca
Rebecca’s mother died and her father was killed when she was a young child.
Linda
Linda's parents died in 2004. She was living with relatives for a time, but they found they could not provide for her and her brother, Caleb.
Ermias
Ermias' mother was mentally handicapped. She abandoned Ermias and his sister, Mehiret, and gave them to the care of their impoverished grandmother.
Fortuna
Fortuna and her brother Surafel were left in their uncle's care when their mother and father died.
Metsenanat
Metsenanat was abandoned by her parents and given to her grandmother.
Grace
Grace's parents are both deceased. As an infant, she was in the care of an aunt who soon was unable to care for her properly.
Mediatrice
Mediatrice’s parents became sick and both died in 2007.
Ben
Ben’s mother died in November 2006, and his father sometime before that.
Blessing
Blessing was abandoned by her mother, and her father remains unknown.
Erick
Erick lived with his impoverished uncle who could not provide for his needs before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Kilonzi
Kilonzi arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya with his older brother Mumo in 2006.
Blessed
Blessed’s mother abandoned her four days after her birth at the Kakamega Provincial General Hospital.
Yesunesh
Yesunesh was born in Mojo, Ethiopia. Her father died when she was only a few months old, and her mother abandoned her few months after that.
Catherine
Catherine was found wandering the streets of her village when she was approximately two years old.
Harriet
Harriet's father passed away from AIDs, and her mother was also diagnosed HIV+ and was no longer able to care for her.
Pamela
Pamela’s mother died when her brother Francis was eight months old.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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