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Mercy
After both Mercy's parents died, she was placed in the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004. Now, Mercy has graduated from the Rafiki School. While at the Village, Mercy enjoyed reading and playing basketball. She says that God has been the greatest friend that she has ever had. She marvels at how God has revealed Himself in nature, and she is learning to see the hand of God in everything around her.
DOB: May 7, 1999
Blaze
Blaze’s father is unknown, and his mother was very young and an orphan herself when she gave birth to him.
Esther
When Esther’s parents passed away, she was placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Centia
Centia’s father died before she was born, and her mother died when she was about seven months old.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died two days after he was born.
Boniface
Boniface is a double orphan. He and his twin brother, Leonard, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Sharon
Sharon was found abandoned as a small child.
Beatrice
After both Beatrice's parents died, she lived with her grandparents and four brothers and sisters for a time.
Emmanuel
When Emmanuel was six months old, his mother took him to visit her cousin.
Yordanos
Yordanos’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandfather, in 2006.
Abigail
Abigail was abandoned in the annex of a Nairobi hospital grounds.
Inocent
Inocent was malnourished and small for his age when he arrived at Rafiki Village Tanzania in May 2012. His grandmother cared for him after he was...
Joanna
Joanna’s parents died during the religious riots that occurred in Jos in 2001. She and younger brother came to live at Rafiki Village Nigeria in...
Emily
Before Emily arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, she was in the care of an aunt and uncle who did not have the means to properly feed her.
Marie Jeanne
Marie Jeanne was brought to her elderly, sickly grandmother when she was a young child after both of her parents died of sickness.
Winnie
Winnie's young mother died while giving birth to her, and her father died after being hit by a car.
Tabitha
Tabitha was left in the care of her elderly grandparents after her mother died.
Philip
Philip’s mother died in childbirth, and his father died of cancer in 2005.
Yaw
Yaw, his twin sister, and his older sister were orphaned when both of their parents died.
Mabel
Mabel, her twin brother, and her older sister were orphaned after both of their parents died of illnesses. The three children moved to the Rafiki...
Brian
Brian’s mother died at childbirth, and his father remains unknown. Brian was then placed in an orphanage about four hours from the Rafiki Village...
Ivan
Ivan was abandoned by his mother as a small child. He was then brought to the Nsambya Babies' home.
Memory
Memory and her twin brother Uchizi had no family to care for them. Their mother died, and their father remains unknown.
Rena
Rena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Rena and her twin sister, Serena.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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