My Name is
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
Joseph
Joseph and his sister arrived at the Village in 2009.
Gifty
Gifty arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in June of 2009.
Faith
Faith’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and her father died soon after in an accident.
Sharon
Sharon was found abandoned as a small child.
Phoebe
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Rabson
Rabson and his brother, Vincent, lived with their grandmother after their parents died in 2011.
Nancy
Nancy’s mother died, and her father is unknown.
Lackson
Lackson became a double orphan at age 6 when both his mother and father died.
Vincent
Vincent and his brother, Rabson, lived with their grandmother after their parents died in 2011.
Eve
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Gabriel
Gabriel’s mother died in an accident, and his father died of complications from malaria.
Prisca
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Abigail
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Patience
Patience’s mother died a month after she was born. Her father was killed a year later in a farming accident.
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.
Innocent
Both of Innocent's parents are deceased. Soon after his mother's death, Innocent was diagnosed with tuberculosis and began treatment.
Christabel
After both of Christabel’s parents died of illness, she and her brother Jehosephat arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2008.
Dativa
Dativa and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Julia
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Rachel
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Zerubabel
After Zerubabel's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Claude
Claude arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Denis
After the death of his mother, Denis was sent to the Nest, an organization funded by Catholic ministries before arriving at the Rafiki Village in...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.