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Mary
Mary lived with her maternal grandmother after her mother's death. Her mother died in 2003 when Mary just over one year old. Though she tried, Mary's grandmother struggled to provide for her and sought help. Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004. Mary is a good student who enjoys school. She seeks to show her devotion to God through giving, praying, serving, sharing, and showing love to others. Mary's favorite attribute of God is that He is caring.
DOB: Aug 26, 2001
Micah
Micah was just nine months old when both of his parents were killed by armed robbers.
John
John’s parents were killed in a tragic bus accident. His mother was pregnant with his little sister, Chipo, at the time of the accident, and she...
Emmanuel
Emmanuel and his sister, Mary, were born to a mentally-ill mother who lacked the mental and physical faculties to care for them, and their father...
Lillian
Lillian lost both her parents to AIDS when she was a young child.
Alick
Alick is a double orphan. He lived with his grandparents after the death of his mother in 2007.
Eltonia
Eltonia’s father died in 2007, and her mother died in 2009.
Felistas
Felistas’ mother died shortly after giving birth to her sister, Gracious, and their father abandoned them.
Christopher
Christopher lost both of his parents between 2002 and 2003.
Ishmael
Ishmael’s mother moved away to be married and start a new family, so she abandoned him and left him in the care of his elderly grandmother.
Austin
Austin’s father died in an accident when he was cutting down a tree, and his mother died in November, 2009 from malaria.
Lackson
Lackson became a double orphan at age 6 when both his mother and father died.
Estery
Both of Estery's (Esther) parents passed away from an illness when she was a young child.
John
John arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 after both of his parents died.
Elijah
Elijah was referred to Rafiki by an orphanage four hours away from the Village.
Ellen
Ellen’s mother gave birth to her and her twin, Helen, on June 23, 2000. The girls' mother then passed in 2002. Ellen and her sister arrived at the...
Jamila Naomi
Naomi's mother gave her over to the care of her aunt.
Tizeta
Tizeta was abandoned by her mother, and her father is unknown.
Faustin
After Faustin’s mother died, a woman in the community offered to take him.
Fortuna
Fortuna and her brother Surafel were left in their uncle's care when their mother and father died.
Vincent
Vincent and his brother, Rabson, lived with their grandmother after their parents died in 2011.
Abigail
Both of Abigail’s parents are deceased. Her father passed away the year she was born, and her mother died a year later.
Nixon
The father of Nixon died early in his life and his mother had a fatal illness. She and the extended family felt it best to give Nixon a new start...
Juliet Babirye
Juliet and her twin brother Kato were brought to a babies' home as young children after they were abandoned by their mother and father.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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