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Kalkidan
Kalkidan
Kalkidan was abandoned at a very young age, so his elderly grandparents cared for him. Because of their limited resources, his grandparents were going to have him become a shepherd until they heard about the Rafiki Foundation. Kalkidan was approved and arrived at the Rafiki Village in Ethiopia 2011. His name means "promise" in Amharic, the national tribal language of Ethiopia. He now has the promise of a new hope and future as his needs are met, he receives a quality education, and he studies God's Word each day! Kalkidan continues to grow in his faith, and he knows that God is sovereign. Singing hymns to the Lord brings him joy, especially singing "How Firm a Foundation."
DOB: Apr 30, 2006
Maurin
After the death of Maurin's parents, she and her younger brother, Kelvin, went to live with their grandparents.
Bernice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Queenie
Queenie arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Michael
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel lived with his elderly grandmother after the death of his parents.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was seriously malnourished when he and his sister Phiona arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2005.
Joshua
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Priscilla
Priscilla's father went missing after riots broke out near their village when she was a child.
Grace
Grace's parents died within one year of each other, and she was then put in the care of a maternal aunt.
Jeremiah
Before Jeremiah arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011, he lived at a children's home in Moshi for four years with no known family.
Blaze
Blaze arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Wesen
Wesen's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Abraham, eighteen months later.
Rachel
Rachel is a double orphan. Both of her parents died tragically in 2007 and 2008.
Tonny
Tonny’s mother abandoned him immediately after birth.
Meklit
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia, Meklit's grandmother cared for her.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents passed away in 2004. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in March 2007.
Rahab
Rahab’s mother was unable to care for her and her father remains unknown.
Tumsifu
Tumsifu was abandoned at birth and spent his first five years of his life at an orphanage in Tanzania.
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...
Gabriel
After Gabriel's father died in 2006, his ailing mother contacted social welfare services to intervene in her son's life.
Naomie
Naomie arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Rachel
Rachel’s mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown. Rachel was referred to the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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