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Linda
Linda
Linda's parents died in 2004. She was living with relatives for a time, but they found they could not provide for her and her brother, Caleb, and sought help. Linda and Caleb arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006. Linda is now a good student who enjoys school and excels in art. Linda enjoys interacting with others and thinks she would like to become a psychologist someday. She wants to live a godly life to honor and glorify God. Linda also wants to love her neighbors as herself, forgive others, and read God's Word often. She continues to pray to grow academically and to love others genuinely.
DOB: Aug 8, 2002
Kwaku
Kwaku’s mother died nine days after giving birth to him and his twin sister.
Simon
Simon was found abandoned alongside the road in 2001.
Jeremiah
Jeremiah was abandoned by both his parents at birth.
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
Pross
Prossy lost her father to AIDS at age four, and her mother was unable to care for her due to severe mental illness.
Chukwudi
Chukwudi is a double orphan, having lost his father in 2005 and his mother in 2008.
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry.
Robert
Robert’s father admitted him to the hospital due to malnutrition in 2001.
Andrew
Andrew arrived at the A.I. Children’s Home in Kitui, Kenya in 2000.
Robel
Robel and his sister, Etsub, lived with their mother until she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Lusia
After Lusia's mother died, she lived with her aunt
Catherine
Catherine was abandoned immediately after she was born.
Anna
Anna arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006, a year after both her parents died.
Surafel
Surafel and his sister, Fortuna, where left in the care of an uncle after their mother and father died.
Akosua
After both her parents died, Akosua and her twin brother Kwasi arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel lived with his elderly grandmother after the death of his parents.
Irene
Irene and her sister were abandoned by their parents as young children. They lived on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Azuma
Azuma’s mother died during a riot and her father died soon after her.
Maria
After both Maria's parents died, she was left in the care of her impoverished grandmother who could not adequately care for her.
Hannah
Both of Hannah's parents are deceased. Her father passed away two years after she was born and her mother died a year later.
Jennifer
Jennifer is one of three triplets. Her mother passed away shortly after giving birth to her and her sisters Janet and Joanna.
Doreen
Doreen’s mother abandoned her in 2011, and her father is unknown.
Julie
Following the death of their parents, Julie and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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