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Josephine
Josephine’s mother died within days after giving birth to Josephine and her twin sister, Theresa. The father’s parents were caring for the girls because the father abandoned them. The grandparents were subsistence farmers and had many grandchildren they were caring for. They were not able to care for the twins. Josephine and her sister Theresa arrived at Rafiki Village Zambia in November 2014 and quickly adjusted to their new life. Josephine is in preprimary school. Josephine says she follows her Rafiki mother's rules even when she is not around, but sometimes she does not. She can tell when someone is doing something wrong, and it makes her feel bad. She feels sorry when others are in pain or are crying, and she knows how to share with her friends. The story she likes most from the Bible is about Jesus' love for the children, and she has learned "The New Testament Song." When she prays, she thanks God for making her, the trees, and everyone.
DOB: Dec 13, 2012
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Kizito
Kizito was abandoned and found by the police and then taken to a police station.
Livingstone
After the death of both his parents, Livingstone lived with his grandfather.
Violet
Violet's mother died in childbirth, and her father died just a year later.
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...
Lisa
Lisa’s mother died when she was two years old and her father two years later. Since then she had lived with her aunt. She and her husband were...
Baraka
Baraka’s mother abandoned him at a young age, and his father is unknown.
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.
Gertrude
Gertrude (Trudy) was orphaned after her father and mother died within a year of each other.
Hope
Hope was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle after the death of her parents.
Jeremiah
Before Jeremiah arrived in 2011 at the Rafiki Village Tanzania, he lived at a children's home in Moshi for four years with no known family.
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...
Theresa
Theresa was abandoned at seven months old by her mother at a shop in downtown Monrovia, Liberia.
Rena
Rena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Rena and her twin sister, Serena.
Faith
Faith’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and her father died soon after in an accident.
Praise
Praise's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father abandoned him.
Hope
Hope’s father died HIV positive, and his mother was also living HIV positive and was very sick. She wanted Hope placed in a good home before she died.
Mabel
Mabel, her twin brother, and her older sister were orphaned after both of their parents died of illnesses. The three children moved to the Rafiki...
Augustine
Augustine, his twin brother Augustus, and older brother Gideon, were left as orphans when their father died in 2009 and their mother died of...
Joy
After both of her parents died, Joy was placed in the care of her grandmother.
Abigail
Abigail was abandoned in the annex of a Nairobi hospital grounds.
Fortuna
Fortuna and her brother Surafel were left in their uncle's care when their mother and father died.
Micah
Micah was just nine months old when both of his parents were killed by armed robbers.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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