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Mary
Mary was referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya by an orphanage about four hours away. She came to Rafiki in October 2004. Mary likes her studies, and she excels in math, chemistry, and English. Mary also participates in extra-curricular activities, such as playing table tennis. It has taught her how to develop good tactics to win and good sportsmanship. She is cooperative, always anxious to please, and eager to improve herself. She strives to serve the Lord in everything she does.
DOB: Jan 26, 2002
Denis
After the death of his mother, Denis was sent to the Nest, an organization funded by Catholic ministries before arriving at the Rafiki Village in...
Hannah
Both of Hannah's parents are deceased. Her father passed away two years after she was born and her mother died a year later.
Kelvin
Kelvin and his sister had been in the care of their grandparents since the death of their mother and father. The grandparents found it difficult to...
Caleb
Caleb’s parents died when he was four years old, and his relatives were unable to care for him because they are impoverished and relied on...
Edda
Orphaned at birth, Edda lived with her grandparents when she was a small child.
Rhoda
Rhoda's mother died when she was a small child, and her father abandoned her.
Benjamin
Benjamin faced a childhood trauma when his mother was killed in the Liberian Civil War.
Claire
Not much is known about Claire's background or family.
Etsub
Etsub and her brother, Robel, lived with their mother before she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Jane Kacyeye
Jane’s parents were living in Uganda when they died from a terminal illness.
Deogloriosio
Deo's parents are both deceased, making him a double orphan. His father died right before he was born and his mother soon after.
Gelane
Gelane’s parents died two years apart from one another.
Flavia
Flavia and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry.
Priscilla
Priscilla's father went missing after riots broke out near their village when she was a child.
Gabriel
After Gabriel's father died in 2006, his ailing mother contacted social welfare services to intervene in her son's life.
Atsu
In 2007, Atsu’s mother and father both died of an illness a few months apart.
Irene
Irene and her sister were abandoned by their parents as young children. They lived on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Mary
Mary lived in the A. I. Children's Home in Kitui before coming to Rafiki.
Simon
Simon was found abandoned near a hospital in Kampala, Uganda on March 13, 2005.
Sibongile
Sibongile’s mother was impoverished and unable to care for her or her sister Siphwe.
Ringabell
Ringabell’s mother died from poisoning and her father died of typhoid fever.
Frank
After the death of his parents, Frank's grandmother took care of him and his brother, James.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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