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Maria
After both Maria's parents died, she was left in the care of her impoverished grandmother who could not adequately care for her. Social welfare services recommended that Maria be placed at the Rafiki Village Malawi; she arrived at the Village in 2007. Maria trusts Jesus and has made a commitment to lean on God for all things. She marvels at the fact that God is both a jealous and loving God.
DOB: Aug 20, 2001
Comfort
Comfort’s father was returning home late one night after work when he was shot and killed by robbers.
Blessing
Blessing's mother died in childbirth in May, 2006.
Emanuel
Emanuel’s mother died in 2007, and his father drowned in a river while fishing in 2009.
Mary
Mary lived in the A. I. Children's Home in Kitui before coming to Rafiki.
Catherine
Catherine was found wandering the streets of her village when she was approximately two years old.
Gifty
Both of Gifty’s parents died between 2005 and 2008. Social welfare referred her to the Rafiki Foundation, and she arrived at the Rafiki Village...
Neema
Neema's mother died while giving birth to her, and her father abandoned her.
Rachel
Rachel’s mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown. Rachel was referred to the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006...
Enala
Enala’s mother died shortly after giving birth to her twin brothers, and their father also died in 2007.
Rachael
Rachael and her sister Mary were orphaned in 2009 when their parents were killed in a car accident.
Yaw
Yaw, his twin sister, and his older sister were orphaned when both of their parents died.
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...
Rabson
Rabson and his brother, Vincent, lived with their grandmother after their parents died in 2011.
Besufekad
Besufekad’s mother had mental-health problems and could not properly care for him.
Celestina
Celestina and her sister Esther are double orphans.
Gabriel
Gabriel's father abandoned the family and his mother did not recover from the C-section she had when he was born. Since that time he lived with...
Hillary
Hillary was found abandoned in the Moshi area when he was just four months old.
Abraham
Abraham's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Wesen, eighteen months later.
Mirriam
Mirriam’s father died in 2003, and her mother died two years later.
Jack
Jack is a double orphan who was living with his impoverished grandmother.
John
John’s father had been deceased for a few years when his mother died in 2007.
Bethlehem
Bethlehem's (Betty's) mother abandoned her to go find work and left her with a neighbor.
Clinton
After the death of their parents, Clinton and his sister Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2009.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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