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Mary
Mary and her brother Emmanuel were born to a mentally-ill mother, and their father abandoned them. For the first three years of Mary’s life, she lived on the streets with her mother. Social welfare asked Rafiki to take in Mary and her brother because their mother was not mentally or physically fit to care for them. Mary and Emmanuel arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2002. Mary now enjoys the Rafiki Bible Study at school and family devotions in the morning and evening. She also enjoys the lyrics of the hymn "How Firm a Foundation."
DOB: Jun 13, 1997
Gloria
Gloria’s parents died when she was young, and she and her brother Thomas were placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Gladys
Gladys is a double orphan. Her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2007.
Leah
Leah was abandoned as a baby, and her parents remain unknown.
Frank
Both Frank's parents died shortly after his birth.
Mathias
Mathias’s mother died a year after his father died.
Rachel
Rachel was orphaned when she was just three months old and was then taken in by her grandparents.
Metsenanat
Metsenanat was abandoned by her parents and given to her grandmother.
Sandra
Sandra’s father died suddenly in 2009, and her mother followed in 2010.
Kiziya
Kiziya’s father died in 2006 after a brief illness, and her mother died while giving birth to her younger brother, Isaac.
Boaz
Boaz's mother lacked the mental and physical faculties to adequately care for him. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2008.
Joseph
Joseph's mother was disabled, and they were internally displaced as a result of the 2007-post-presidential elections violence.
Christina
Christina arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2008 shortly after her mother's death.
Nasha
Nasha, her sister, and cousin were in their grandmother's care after her father's death.
Biruk
Biruk was eighteen months old when his mother died. He then moved in with his aunt.
Romeo
Romeo's grandmother cared for him after the death of his parents.
Yigerem
In 2001, Yigerem's parents died and his uncle began caring for him.
Babirye
Babirye and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Blessed
Blessed’s mother abandoned her four days after her birth at the Kakamega Provincial General Hospital.
Jane
Before coming to Rafiki, Jane lived with her mother who was epileptic and mentally unstable.
Diana
Diana was placed in the care of her young uncle after her mother died.
Nancy
Nancy’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandparents shortly after her birth.
John
Both of John’s parents died, leaving him with no one to care for him.
Yaw
Yaw, his twin sister, and his older sister were orphaned when both of their parents died.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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