My Name is
Mai
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school. However, instead of being enrolled in school, Mai was made to haul water each morning, sell goods daily in the local market, and then walk home alone each night and do household chores until 10 p.m. Her neighbors noticed what was happening and notified the police. The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare ruled Mai to be abandoned: her caretaker fled, and she has no known relatives. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2012. Now, Mai hopes to be a nurse when she grows up. She wants to help others feel better and teach them how to be healthy. Her favorite verse is Matthew 11:30.
DOB: Feb 3, 2006
Rachel
Both Rachel's parents died when she was two years old.
Sharon
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Feyise
Feyise, along with her brother Gadissa, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Issac
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Damaris
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Mediatrice
Mediatrice arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Kebah
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Christopher
Christopher lost both of his parents between 2002 and 2003.
Zachariah
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Neema
After the death of her mother and father, Neema lived with her elderly grandmother and adult sister.
Erica
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Kilonzi
Kilonzi arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya with his older brother Mumo in 2006.
Joshua
Joshua was abandoned by his sixteen-year-old mother.
Khumbo
Khumbo's mother died in 2007 when he was two years old, and his father’s whereabouts remain unknown.
Derrick
Derrick was referred to Rafiki by a local children's ministry.
Benjamin
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Joshua
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Blaze
Blaze arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Innocent
Innocent was abandoned as a young child and was then referred to a babies' home.
Alice
Alice arrived at Rafiki Village Rwanda in November 2009.
Rachel
Rachel was orphaned when she was just three months old and was then taken in by her grandparents.
Adele
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Bethlehem
Bethlehem's (Betty's) mother abandoned her to go find work and left her with a neighbor.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.