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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
Linda
Linda’s parents died in 2006, and she and her sister, Beatrice, were then left in the care of their aunt.
Brenda
Brenda's mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Christopher
Christopher lost both of his parents between 2002 and 2003.
Juliet
Juliet Faith was found abandoned in a remote area outside of Nairobi, Kenya.
Edda
Orphaned at birth, Edda lived with her grandparents when she was a small child.
Eva
Eva and her brother Lemmy were living with their grandmother, who attempted to feed the children on a daily basis but often was not able to.
Isaac
Isaac was abandoned by his mentally ill mother when he was three months old. He was temporarily cared for by an American couple. The couple left...
Semegne
Semegne was orphaned shortly after she was born. No one knows her mother's whereabouts, and her father is dead.
Akua
In 2007, Akua’s mother and father both died of illness a few months apart.
Atsu
In 2007, Atsu’s mother and father both died of an illness a few months apart.
Adam
Little is know about Adam's family and his parents whereabouts.
Paul
Paul was brought to a local children’s home in 1999 by a pastor.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth’s father died in 2005, and her mother died soon after in 2007.
Nikolas
After both Nikolas's parents died when he was a young child, his ailing grandmother referred him to the Rafiki Foundation. He arrived at the Raifki...
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry.
Austin
Austin’s father died in an accident when he was cutting down a tree, and his mother died in November, 2009 from malaria.
Martha
After the death of her parents, Martha and her sisters lived with their aunt.
Elikem
Elikem and his sister Abena’s mother has been declared mentally unstable and were cared for by their father until he abandoned them to their...
Anjela
After being abandoned by her mother, Anjela lived with her elderly grandfather in a small mud hut.
Serge Bebito
Serge (Bebito)'s parents both died when was a small child.
Fidelis
Both Fidelis's parents died in December 2002 during violent riots in Jos, Nigeria.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was seriously malnourished when he and his sister Phiona arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2005.
Daniel
Daniel and his sister, Miriam, were placed in the care of their with their grandfather when their parents died.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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