My Name is
Miatta
Miatta
Miatta’s mother died of yellow fever and her father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war. After the death of their mother, Miatta and her brother, Jehu, lived with their grandmother. Though she tried, their grandmother could not provide for their basic needs. Miata and Jehu were approved by social welfare and arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2008. Miatta enjoys studying math and science. She wants to be a doctor when she grows up to save lives in her community. Miatta was baptized on January 1st of 2019! She feels at peace with God, and she knows that Christ is her Savior.
DOB: Mar 18, 2006
Emanuel
Emanuel’s father died in a mountain climbing accident shortly before Emanuel was born, and his mother died when he was five years old.
Blessed
Blessed’s mother abandoned her four days after her birth at the Kakamega Provincial General Hospital.
Denise
When Denise was one month old, she was abandoned at the Kenyatta National hospital.
Margaret
Margaret’s mother died when she was an infant.
Boaz
Boaz's mother lacked the mental and physical faculties to adequately care for him. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2008.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
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...
Carol
Carol lived with her grandmother after her mother became mentally ill and incapable of caring for her, and her father abandoned the family when she...
Mapalo
Mapalo’s grandmother was caring for ten of her grandchildren as well as four of her own children.
Anna
Anna arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006, a year after both her parents died.
Kalkidan
Kalkidan was abandoned at a very young age, so his elderly grandparents cared for him.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth's mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father disappeared after her mother's death.
Joseph
Joseph was abandoned by both of his parents at birth and was being cared for by a state-run orphanage just outside of Jos, Nigeria. At age three,...
Aynalem
Aynalem was three years old when her mother died. Her father remains unknown.
Nahom
Nahom’s mother died when he was just nine months old, and his father died when he was twenty months old.
James
James’s father died HIV+, and his mother also had HIV.
Joseph
Very little is known about Joseph's early years, except that his mother died and his father abandoned him.
Enid
After Enid’s mother and father died, she went to live with her aunt.
Theresa
Theresa was abandoned at seven months old by her mother at a shop in downtown Monrovia, Liberia.
Rose
Both of Roses's parents are deceased.
Bernice
After the death of their parents, Bernice and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Besufekad
Besufekad’s mother had mental-health problems and could not properly care for him.
Tiwonge
Tiwonge first arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.