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Kenny
Kenny and his brother, Brino’s, mother died of an illness and their father is unknown. Their elderly grandmother took them in but struggled to provide for them as well as four other children. She was a poor farmer with no steady income. The boys were not in school and their grandmother was concerned for their future; she contacted Rafiki for help. The boys arrived at Rafiki Village Rwanda in February 2014, their grandmother was overjoyed with the bright future for her grandsons.
DOB: Feb 1, 2011
Rachael
Rachael and her sister, Mary, were orphaned in 2009 when their parents were killed in a car accident. Their caregivers had a meager income and...
Joy
Joy had been living with her grandmother since both of her parents are deceased. The grandmother was unable to continue to raise Joy, so a local...
Noah
Noah’s mother died a few days after giving birth to him. He was then placed in the care of his maternal grandmother. The grandmother reported that...
Jacob
Jacob is a double orphan and was living with his aunt Mary. Mary was also caring for her mother who had recently had a stroke. Social welfare asked...
Nancy
Nancy’s father died in war and her mother died during the delivery of her younger sister, Patricia. A woman named Fiana cared for the two girls...
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned at the age of one week, and then transferred from Social Welfare to a children’s home in Tanzania. Rafiki was contacted and...
William
William was brought to a hospital with head injuries in August 2003. He was treated and he recovered, but the police were unable to locate his...
Alick
Alick is a double orphan. He lived with his grandparents after the death of his mother in 2007. His grandparents were already caring for seven...
Erick
Erick’s mother died a few hours after he was born due to complications with his delivery. His father is unknown. His grandmother tried to care for...
Yaw
Yaw, his twin sister and his older sister were orphaned when both of their parents died of illnesses. Their uncle had no alternative but to add...
Grace
Orphaned at age 3 months, Grace went to live with her grandmother who shared a small hut with 7 other family members. The family was destitute and...
Theresa
Theresa was abandoned at seven months old by her mother at a shop in downtown Monrovia. The shop owner took Theresa home. She and her husband had...
Ruth
Since the death of their parents, Ruth and her two sisters were in the care of an aunt. Their aunt had three children of her own and doubling the...
Rebecca
Rebecca's father died of an illness in 2003 and her mother in 2009. At that time she went to live with her grandparents. They were elderly and...
Kilonzi
Kilonzi came to the Rafiki Foundation from the Kitui Baby Home in Nairobi, Kenya where he had been since February 5, 2005. His elderly grandparent...
Frederick
Frederick’s mother died in 2008 and his father is unknown. His grandfather was caring for Frederick and his younger brother Barakeal. Their...
Mitchiel
Mitchiel was brought to the Nairobi Children’s Home in May 2001 by the local police after her mentally ill mother was placed in a psychiatric...
Chipo
Chipo’s parent’s died in a tragic bus accident. Her mother was pregnant with Chipo at the time of the bus accident and she lived just long enough...
Adwoa Mary
Adwoa’s mother is mentally ill and living on the streets. The mother, due to her mental state, neglected the child completely. Social welfare...
Dorcas
Before coming to Rafiki in 2003, Dorcas was abandoned by both parents at birth. She lived in a state run orphanage until the age of three when she...
Philip
Philip’s mother died in childbirth then his father cared for him until he died of cancer in 2005. He was sent to distant relatives to live but they...
Frank
Frank lost his father first, and his mother passed away in 2005, shortly after his birth. When he was referred to social welfare, he was being...
Vivian
Both of Vivian's parents died in 2005. She briefly lived with a maternal uncle but he was unable to care properly for Vivian. She came to live at...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned near a police station. He was then brought to the AIC orphanage in Mogogosiek, an orphanage about four hours away from the...
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