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Martey
Martey and his sisters Selom and Francesca were under the care of their mentally ill mother who would leave them unattended for days at a time. Social welfare intervened and the children were removed from this dangerous and unhealthy situation. The trio joined Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2003 and have adjusted well. Their mother gave birth to another boy, Emmanuel, in 2004 who came to Rafiki in 2009.
DOB: Apr 12, 2001
Catherine
Catherine’s Mother died in 2005 and her father committed suicide in 2008. Catherine was cared for by relatives for one month and then went to live...
William
William was brought to a hospital with head injuries in August 2003. He was treated and he recovered, but the police were unable to locate his...
Rose
Rose was brought to a children's home in Moshi, Tanzania in 2008 by a pastor from a local church. A woman had left the child with him and ran away....
Godwin
Godwin lived with his unemployed aunt and uncle before his 2011 arrival at the Rafiki Village Tanzania. Godwin is a smart boy. He has moved from...
Joseph
Joseph's mother was disabled, and they were internally displaced as a result of the 2007-post-presidential elections violence. Joseph's...
Naomi
Naomi and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism. After the death of their parents in 2010...
Lucy
Lucy's parents died in 2011. She lived with an unemployed uncle and his children until Social Welfare determined that Lucy would excel in school if...
Rebecca
Rebecca’s mother died and father were killed and she was left in the care of her struggling aunt and uncle. They wanted to continue to care for her...
Francesca
Francesca, her brother Martey, and her sister Selom were under the care of their mentally ill mother who would leave them unattended for days at a...
Ashenofi
Ashenofi was left as an orphan at age one, when his mother died. His father had died a year earlier. An aunt cared for him, but she was unable to...
Andrew
Andrew is a double orphan. He was living with his aunt whose only survived off charity from relatives. Andrew was approved by Social Welfare and...
Mary
Mary is a double orphan who was placed in the care of her uncle and his family after the death of her parents. Her uncle cared for many children...
Lillian
Lillian lost both her parents to AIDS. One parent died in 2003 and the other in 2004. She was placed in the care of her impoverished aunt but the...
John
Both of John’s parents died in 2003. John was in the care of his grandmother but she struggled to provide for him and she was unable to send him to...
Dagim
Dagim's mother died shortly after his birth. A generous woman in Mojo found him in a nearby village while attending a funeral; she brought him into...
Adeline
Adeline's mother was living with a friend and one day she left the house and did not return. Social services has determined that Adeline and her...
Margaret
Margaret’s mother died when she was an infant. She was taken to a babies' home with her twin sister, Catherine, in June 2000. Margaret and...
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned at the age of one week, and then transferred from Social Welfare to a children’s home in Tanzania. Rafiki was contacted and...
Jennifer
Both of Jennifer's parents died in 2005. The mother’s relatives brought her to her grandfather but he was unable to care for her. Social Welfare...
Esau
The mother of Esau died while delivering his younger brother Isaac. The father died the next year in a car accident. The grandmother took them in...
Rebekah
Both of Rebekah’s parents died in 2004 from unknown causes. Since then she had lived with an elderly, blind, grandfather. With his disability and...
Joseph
Joseph’s mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, James. Their father died in 2007. After his death, the three siblings...
Florence
Florence was living with her mother who is dying from an illness. Her father is no longer living. She and her mother were barely surviving on food...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned near a police station. He was then brought to the AIC orphanage in Mogogosiek, an orphanage about four hours away from the...
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