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Mabel
Mabel, her twin brother, and her half sister moved to the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010. Now, Mabel is an outgoing and talkative young woman. She enjoys studying mathematics and working with numbers, and she loves to play soccer. Mabel enjoys praising God through singing. She likes the words of the hymn "Though Troubles Assail Us" because it reminds her that the Lord will provide for her.
DOB: Feb 22, 2007
Peace
Peace and her sister, Gift, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs.
Theresia
Theresia and her twin sister, Aurelia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after their mother died of cancer.
Rebeccah
Rebecca was admitted to a babies' home in October 2004.
Nahom
When Nahom was just three years old, his mother died of a sudden illness, and after the mourning period, his father abandoned him.
Agrippa
Agrippa’s mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died before her.
Julia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Salome
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Abigail
Both of Abigail’s parents are deceased. Her father passed away the year she was born, and her mother died a year later.
Umu
Blessing lived with her aunt for about two years following her father's death and her mother's disappearance.
Yigerem
In 2001, Yigerem's parents died and his uncle began caring for him.
Paul
Paul was found abandoned as a small child and taken to the local police station.
Zelalem
Zelalem and her twin brother, Malesse, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Benjamin
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Semegne
Semegne was orphaned shortly after she was born. No one knows her mother's whereabouts, and her father is dead.
Yesunesh
Yesunesh was born in Mojo, Ethiopia. Her father died when she was only a few months old, and her mother abandoned her few months after that.
Francesca
Francesca and her two siblings arrived at the Village in 2003. She is a helpful and patient young woman who strives to follow where God guides her.
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
Adonay
Adonay's mother tried to abandon him on the street in the Somali Region, but a man from the health station intervened and gave her some money to...
Michael
Michael’s mother abandoned him, and his father is unknown.
Kilonzi
Kilonzi arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya with his older brother Mumo in 2006.
Gad
Gad arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Shedrak
Shedrak’s mother died in 2006 and his father died shortly after.
Francis
Francis enjoys spending time with the short-term missionaries who visit the Village and helping his friends with homework.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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