My Name is
Makatee
Makatee
Makatee’s mother died in a car accident when she was eleven months old. Her father died shortly thereafter. Makatee and her half sister, Janjay, were then sent to live with their aunt. Though she tried, she could not provide for the girls' basic needs. Social welfare services reviewed the situation and gave approval for the sisters to move to the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2010. Makatee soon enjoyed learning about grammar. She believes that this subject will help her reach her goal of being a writer when she grows up. She wants to be a writer so she can teach other children through the books she writes. She believes that you can change a country through writing. Makatee says Jesus is all the world to her because He died for her sins.
DOB: Apr 16, 2007
Lillian
Lillian lost both her parents to AIDS when she was a young child.
Joanna
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Akosua
Akosua and her twin brother Kwasi arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Keza
Keza was brought to her elderly grandmother in 2009 after both her parents died of sickness.
Tracy
Both Tracy's (Tamar’s) parents died of illness in 2002.
Paul
Both of Paul's parents died when he was four years old, and he was then placed in the care of his impoverished grandmother.
Lonnie
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, Lonnie was called “Lonely” because both of her parents were deceased.
Joseph
Both of Joseph’s parents are deceased. He and his sister Abigail came to Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Jane Kacyeye
Jane’s parents were living in Uganda when they died from a terminal illness.
Elikem
Elikem and his sister, Abena, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2003.
Nixon
The father of Nixon died early in his life and his mother had a fatal illness. She and the extended family felt it best to give Nixon a new start...
Augustine
Augustine arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Takula
Takula’s mother died in 2005 of a fatal illness, and his father died two years later.
Mapalo
Mapalo’s is a double orphan; her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2008.
Grace
Grace's father died in 2007 in a motor accident.
Mary
Mary and her sister Rachael arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Tabitha
Tabitha was left in the care of her elderly grandparents after her mother died.
Epa
Epa’s mother died shortly after giving birth to him in 2003.
Blessing
Blessing and her twin brother Dalitso, had moved four times since their mother died when they were babies. They lived at two babies’ homes and then...
Akua
In 2007, Akua’s mother and father both died of illness a few months apart.
Mwiza
Mwiza arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2006 after the death of his parents.
Edwin
Edwin’s father abandoned him when he was a young child, leaving him with his uncle.
Henry
Henry's mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died soon after his mother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.