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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
Erica
Erica and her two sisters are double orphans. They lived with their widowed grandmother after the death of their parents. The grandmother is a yam...
Kelvin
Kelvin was orphaned in 2002 and nothing is known about his family.
Innocent
Innocent was abandoned as a young child and was then referred to a babies' home.
Augustine
Augustine and his two brothers lived with their impoverished grandmother after the death of their parents.
Irene
After being abandoned by their parents, Irene and her twin sister, Dorine, were living with their impoverished paternal grandmother.
Carlos
Carlos’s mother died in early 2001. He and his sister, Laardi, were brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2001.
Alick
Alick is a double orphan. He lived with his grandparents after the death of his mother in 2007.
Joshua
Joshua and his twin brother, Samuel, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Noah
Noah’s mother died a few days after giving birth to him. He was then placed in the care of his maternal grandmother.
Rich
Rich’s mother died in 2011, and his father abandoned him.
Sam
An aunt cared for Sam after his mother and father died of an illness in 2010.
Pierre
Pierre and his brother were orphaned after both their parents died of AIDS.
Grace
Grace's father died in 2007 in a motor accident.
Gideon
Gideon's parents were killed in 2010 when mudslides buried their village and the families living there.
Blaze
Blaze’s father is unknown, and his mother was very young and an orphan herself when she gave birth to him.
Susanna
Susanna’s mother died within a month of giving birth to her. Her father abandoned her and was then reported to have died.
Yeabsira
Yeabisira's mother left him with her brother when he was just one year old, and his father remains unknown.
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...
Fabrice
Fabrice was abandoned and placed in front of a children’s home as a small child.
Ato
Both of Ato's parents were deaf, mute, and mentally challenged.
Cristopher
Both of Christopher's parents died in 2004.
Jean de Dieu
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village in Rwanda, Jean lived with a couple who were neighbors with his mother before she died in November 2012 in a...
Beatrice
Beatrice’s mother was mentally ill and living on the streets.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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