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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 and extended family members and struggled to care for them all. He appealed to Rafiki for help. Mary was placed at Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010. Mary is a sweet and happy little girl. She is always smiling and giggling with her sisters in the house. Mary is a vibrant, joyful child that brightens everyone’s day!
DOB: Sep 28, 2007
Sindani
Sindani and her two older sisters were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their parents. They are from the Maasai tribe and...
Judith
Judith's parents were killed in tribal clashes in 2002. Living relations were having great difficulty caring for his physical, spiritual and other...
Uwase
Uwase’s parents died of a sickness in 2010. After their death, Uwase’s two sisters were forced to become the caretakers of their baby sister—not an...
Isaac
Isaac was abandoned by his mentally ill mother when he was three months old. He was temporarily cared for by an American couple. The couple left...
Timothy
Timothy was abandoned at a church. The police were called and they did a sweep of the neighborhood with the child asking if anyone knew who he was....
Clementine
Clementine was brought to her uncle in 2009 after both parents died of sickness. The uncle and aunt are caring for five other children. During...
Elizabeth
Elizabeth’s father died in 2005, and her mother died in 2007. She had seven siblings that were divided among various relatives. Elizabeth has been...
Shadreck
Shadreck’s mother died in 2005 and his father died in 2006. He then lived in the home of his grandmother and aunt with three other orphaned...
Sarai
Sarai was taken in by her grandmother when her mother and father died. However, her grandmother was caring for four other grandchildren and was...
Abraham
When Abraham's mother died, he was sent to live with his aunt. She sold food from a small stand and struggled to provide for Abraham and her own...
Joshua
Joshua's parents were killed in 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and the families living there. Joshua, his twin brother Gideon, and...
Ibrahim
Ibrahim was quite fearful when he arrived at Rafiki Village Kenya in March of 2004. His background and history made him fearful of change and...
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents. Social services decided to remove her from her home and...
Jane
Jane and her twin brother Jimmy, were brought to a local police station after their mother died in a local hospital. Eventually, the grandfather...
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...
Martin
Martin was abandoned on May 2002 when he was two years old. A stranger took Martin to the police, and they brought Martin to a babies' home in...
Ishmael
Ishmael’s mother moved away to be married and start a new family, so she abandoned him to the care of his grandmother, who is old and weak. She was...
Jackson
Jackson’s mother and father died of health complications in June of 2013. Jackson and his two older siblings lived on their own until their house...
Natnael
Natnael was born in Jijiga in eastern Ethiopia, near Somalia. After his mother died, he went to live with his grandmother. His father, according to...
Hillary
Hillary’s mother died in childbirth, so he was brought to the AIC babies’ home in Mogogosiek—a village four hours from Rafiki Village Kenya. He had...
Afia
Afia’s mother and father died in 2006. A guardian took Afia to his home to feed and care for her. Because of a drought in the area, he was unable...
Emmanuel
Emmanuel had been cared for by a pastor and his wife of a small Baptist church in his village after his mother died. He arrived at Rafiki Village...
Samson
Samson was abandoned and taken to a local orphanage. Nothing is known about his background or his family. After an investigation of the situation,...
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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