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Martin
Martin was abandoned in May 2002 when he was two years old. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2004. Martin quickly adjusted well to his new surroundings. Now, Martin’s favorite school subject is science. Martin also reads widely and excels at English and literature. He chose John 13:33 as his favorite Bible verse because “it tells me Jesus is still with us.”
DOB: Jun 10, 2000
Uwase
Uwase’s parents died of an unknown sickness.
James
James was orphaned after his mother was involved in a fatal road accident in April 2005.
Theresia
Theresia and her twin sister, Aurelia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after their mother died of cancer.
Kevin
Kevin was found in the central district of Nairobi by the local police in December 2001. He was brought to a children’s home to wait while the...
Chawanangwa
Both Chawanangwa’s parents are deceased.
Adwoa
The cause of Adwoa parents’ deaths are unknown.
Daniel
Daniel and his brother were orphaned after their parents died.
Beatrice
After both Beatrice's parents died, she lived with her grandparents and four brothers and sisters for a time.
Kwame
Kwame’s father died in a logging accident in 2000, and his mother died only three months later in a traffic accident. Kwame, his brother Yaw, and...
Israel
Israel’s mother was mentally incapable of caring for him, and his father is unknown.
Yigerem
In 2001, Yigerem's parents died and his uncle began caring for him.
Umu Blessing
Blessing lived with her aunt for about two years following her father's death and her mother's disappearance.
Patience
Patience’s father was a soldier and died before she turned 3.
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
Claude
Claude’s father died before he was born, and his mother died in the hospital giving birth to him.
Henry
Henry's mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died soon after his mother.
Yordanos
After their father died and their mother abandoned them, Yordanos and her younger brother lived with their grandmother. Their grandmother could not...
Azuma
Azuma’s mother died during a riot and her father died soon after her.
Kwaku
Kwaku’s father became ill and died in 2007. Then Kwaku’s mother became ill and died in April 2009. Kwaku’s grandmother took Kwaku and his older...
Erica
Erica and her two sisters are double orphans. They lived with their widowed grandmother after the death of their parents. The grandmother is a yam...
Samuel
Samuel’s father died in 2003, and his mother died in 2005.
Joe
Joe was placed in the care of an aunt after his mother and father died.
Loveness
Loveness is a double orphan; her mother died just ten months after she was born, and her father died some time before that.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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