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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
Benjamin
Benjamin came to the Rafiki Village Malawi with his younger brother Watson after the death of their parents in 2007.
Lilian
Lilian was born a twin but was separated from her brother at birth.
Yamikani
Yamikani lost her father in 2004, and her mother was also dying of an illness at this time.
Daniel
Daniel and his sister, Miriam, were placed in the care of their with their grandfather when their parents died.
Theresia
Theresia and her twin sister, Aurelia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after their mother died of cancer.
Eunice
Eunice's father died when she was two years old, and her mother died a year later.
Emily
Before Emily arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, she was in the care of an aunt and uncle who did not have the means to properly feed her.
Amelia
Amelia and her sister, Jamesetta, and brother, Jimmy, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Emanuel
Emanuel’s mother died when he was eighteen months old, and his father is unknown.
Takula
Takula’s mother died in 2005 of a fatal illness, and his father died two years later.
Nancy
Both of Nancy's parents died when she was a young child
Aynalem
Aynalem was three years old when her mother died. Her father remains unknown.
Juliet
Both of Juliet’s parents died when she was about two years old. She was then placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was seriously malnourished when he and his sister Phiona arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2005.
Beatrice
Beatrice was left in the care of her aunt after her parents died in 2006. They lived in a two-room house with nine other relatives.
Paul
Paul’s father died during the religious riots that occurred in Jos, Nigeria in 2001.
Eric
After his mother died, Eric and his older brother, Eliya, were placed in the care of their aunt.
Hannah
Both of Hannah's parents are deceased. Her father passed away two years after she was born and her mother died a year later.
Zelalem
Zelalem and her twin brother, Malesse, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Zerubabel
After Zerubabel's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Abel
Abel's mother died when he was one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Gabriel
After Gabriel's father died in 2006, his ailing mother contacted social welfare services to intervene in her son's life.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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