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Kiziya
Kiziya
Kiziya’s father died in 2006 after a brief illness, and her mother died while giving birth to her younger brother, Isaac. Kiziya and Isaac were placed in the care of their paternal uncle who was caring for his own children and wife and sought to help raise Kiziya and her brother. The siblings arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2007. Kiziya says God makes Himself known to her through His Word and through the godly people around her. She enjoys school and reading. Kiziya wishes to encourage others in their Christian walk.
DOB: Aug 21, 2001
Isaac
Isaac's mother died while delivering him, and his father died the following year in a car accident.
Surafel
Surafel and his sister, Fortuna, where left in the care of an uncle after their mother and father died.
Sibongile
Sibongile’s mother was impoverished and unable to care for her or her sister Siphwe.
Scolastika
Scolastika and her sister Furahini lived with their grandmother after their father died and their mother disappeared.
Faith
Faith’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown.
Mavis
Mavis and her twin brother and sister were orphaned when both of their parents died of illnesses.
Betty
Both of Betty’s parents died when she was young. Her mother contracted cerebral malaria, and her father died in a car accident.
Dalitso
Dalitso and his twin sister, Blessing, moved four times after their mother died when they were babies.
Paulina
Paulina’s father died before she was born, and her mother died in 2003.
Peter
Peter’s grandmother and other relatives cared for him after the death of his parents.
Richman
Both of Richman’s (Fiifi) parents were deaf, mute, and mentally challenged
Ellen
Ellen’s family was transporting their products to market when they were involved in a car accident. Everyone in the car died, but Ellen survived.
Peace
Peace and her sister, Gift, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs.
Praise
Praise's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father abandoned him.
Jamesetta
Jamesetta, her sister, Amelia, and her brother, Jimmy, arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012.
Phoebe
Not much is known about Phoebe’s life before she came to Rafiki.
Akosua
After both her parents died, Akosua and her twin brother Kwasi arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Brenda
Both of Brenda's parents passed away in 2005 of an illness.
Nicole
Nicole's mother abandoned her and her father remains unknown.
Emelyne
Emelyne was brought to her elderly grandmother after both her parents died.
David
At eight months old, David was abandoned in a suburb of Kampala, Uganda.
Pross
Prossy lost her father to AIDS at age four, and her mother was unable to care for her due to severe mental illness.
Joseph
Very little is known about Joseph's early years, except that his mother died and his father abandoned him.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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