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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
Rachel
Both Rachel's parents died when she was two years old.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was seriously malnourished when he and his sister Phiona arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2005.
Barakael
Barakael's mother died when he was one year old, and his father is unknown.
Rhoda
Rhoda's mother died when she was a small child, and her father abandoned her.
Josiah
Josiah's mother is deceased, and his father remains unknown. He and his twin brother Joseph arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2003.
Olivia
Olivia and her twin sister, Gloria, were placed in the care of their uncle after their father died.
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
Augustus
Augustus, his twin brother Augustine, and his older brother Gideon were left as orphans when their father died in 2009 and their mother died of...
Lucia
Lucia’s mother died shortly after she gave birth to her.
Eric
After his mother died, Eric and his older brother, Eliya, were placed in the care of their aunt.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father had died before her.
Nathan
Both of Nathan's parents died when he was young child.
Marie
Marie is a double orphan. Her father died in 2006 of an illness, and her mother died a year later also from an illness.
Magdalene
Magdalene was almost two years old when both of her parents were killed by armed robbers.
Maureen
Maureen's parents died in a road accident in 2004.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents passed away in 2004. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in March 2007.
Kwame
Both Kwame’s parents died in 2010. He was brought to the Rafiki Village in Ghana in March 2011.
Pierre
Pierre and his brother were orphaned after both their parents died of AIDS.
Nicole
Nicole's mother abandoned her and her father remains unknown.
Joseph
Very little is known about Joseph's early years, except that his mother died and his father abandoned him.
Ermias
Ermias' mother was mentally handicapped. She abandoned Ermias and his sister, Mehiret, and gave them to the care of their impoverished grandmother.
Enoch
Enoch’s mother worked at Rafiki. Her last request before her death was her hope that Enoch could come to live at Rafiki Village Nigeria.
Diane
Diane’s parents died of an illness. Before that, her family was living in a refugee camp in Tanzania.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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