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Kwame
Kwame
Kwame’s father died in a logging accident in 2000, and his mother died only three months later in a traffic accident. Kwame, his brother Yaw, and his sister Martha live at the Rafiki Village Ghana. The three children arrived in March 2002. Kwame sees God's faithfulness in giving him a home where he constantly hears God's Word. He enjoys walking around the Village and marveling at God's creation.
DOB: Dec 12, 1999
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Racheal
Rachel's birth mother has never been located. Her father took another wife, abandoned Rachel, and never returned. She arrived at the Rafiki Village...
Augustine
Augustine, his twin brother, Augustus, and older brother, Gideon, were left as orphans when their mother died of typhoid fever in January 2010....
Catherine
Both Catherine's mother and father are deceased. Her grandmother abandoned her, and her grandmother's distant cousin took over Catherine's care....
Christopher
Christopher lost both of his parents between 2002 and 2003. Although he had four older siblings, there was no adult family able to provide care for...
Nicole
Rafiki was contacted by the social welfare department for a permanent home for Nicole since her mother was unfit to care for her and her father was...
Joshua
Both of Joshua’s parents are deceased. His father died from a brief illness in 2004 and his mother died when Joshua was two years old. Joshua had...
Neema
Neema was on the waiting list to come to the Rafiki Village in Tanzania for some time but she finally arrived in 2011. Her mother died giving birth...
Faith
Faith’s mother died of an illness in 2005 and her father died after an accident. Faith and her brother had been living with the father’s cousin...
Luka
Luka's mother died and his father abandoned him. Luka was left with an aunt and elderly grandmother who could not care for him. Social welfare...
Tiwonge
Tiwonge came to us from extremely vulnerable circumstances. Her mother suffers from extreme mental disabilities and her father abandoned them very...
James
James was orphaned after his mother was involved in a fatal road accident in April 2005. His father is unknown. This left James under the care of...
Mwawi
Mwawi's mother had a C-section to deliver Mwawi and his twin brother. She died of post-partum hemorrhage two weeks after delivery, and Mwawi's...
Sarah
Sarah was referred to Rafiki by Katherine Hines ministries, a local ministry in Kampla. Sarah's father is deceased, and her mother gave her and her...
Chukwudi
Chukwudi is a double orphan, having lost his father in 2005 and his mother in 2008. His great-grandmother cared for him after the death of his...
Julie
Since the death of their parents, Julie and her two sisters were in the care of an aunt. Their aunt had three children of her own and doubling the...
Moses
Moses’ parents both died within a year of each other, leaving him orphaned as an infant. He and his brother Aaron went to live with an uncle since...
Kelvin
Kelvin and his sister had been in the care of their grandparents since the death of their mother and father. The grandparents found it difficult to...
Joshua
Joshua's parents were killed in 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and the families living there. Joshua, his twin brother Gideon, and...
Marcel
Marcel was found wandering alone near a church close to the Burundi border. The local officials made announcements about him, but no one claimed...
Joseph
Both of Joseph’s parents are deceased. He and his sister Abigail came to Rafiki Village Ghana in January 2002. Joseph (or Baba as we call him here...
Thomas
Both parents died from unknown causes and the people in the village were unable to provide sufficient care for him. Social welfare was concerned...
Stephena
Stephena's father was killed by lightning and her mother died, along with Stephena's twin, during the birthing process. Stephena has lived with her...
Mary
Mary and her sister, Rachael, were orphaned in 2009 when their parents were killed in a car accident. Their caregivers had a meager income and...
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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