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Miriam
Miriam was found at a local market in the Machakos district of Kenya. She was then placed in a babies’ home, and no one came to check on her or claim her. Social services recommended that she be placed in a more permanent setting and referred her to the Rafiki Village in Kenya. Miriam arrived in September 2005 to her new Rafiki family. One of her first events was to go to church with her Rafiki family and be introduced to the congregation! All the members were thrilled to see this new addition to Rafiki. Now, Miriam is self-motivated, disciplined, obedient, and is very good at Math and Health Hygiene topics. She cooperates and is actively engaged in class. She enjoys soccer and volleyball, and she enthusiastically strives to reach her full potential.
DOB: Jul 12, 2005
Joanna
Joanna is a triplet. Her birth siblings are all girls. Joanna’s mother died shortly after delivering the triplets. The father was without job and...
Laurine
Laurine’s parents were both died in 2006. She had a maternal grandmother who was ninety-seven years old at the time, and was caring for two of her...
Abel
Abel was found abandoned as a baby. A good Samaritan rescued him and attended to him before proceeding to take him to a village elder and then to...
Gifty
Gifty’s father died in 2005 and her mother died in February 2008 and no details are known about how they died. Gifty lived with her aunt and uncle....
Judith
Judith’s mother passed away when she was young, and she was then cared for by her grandmother before she passed away. Judith’s great uncle was...
Patience
Patience’s father was a soldier and died before she turned 3. She and her brother Luke, lived with their three older siblings and their mother...
George
An elderly woman was the guardian of George and his two brothers. The fathers of the boys are unknown and the mother was unable to care for them....
Benon
Benon was born to a fifteen-year-old mother who died in child birth. His grandfather was old and unable to care for him. He was brought to an...
Daniel
Daniel and his sister, Miriam, were placed with their grandfather when their parents died. The grandfather was too burdened with eight other...
Silas
The mother and father of Silas were both farmers. In 2007 Silas’s mother died a shortly after suffering from severe neck pain. His father's...
Anne
Anne’s mother is physically handicapped and depends entirely on her mother for her care. Anne’s grandmother was caring for Anne, her brother, and...
Diane
Diane’s father was never known. When her mother died in 2006, Diane went to live with her aunt. The responsibility of caring for Diane and her...
Kwasi
Kwasi and his twin sister, Akosua, were in the care of their grandfather after the death of their parents. He was unemployed and could not feed and...
Rachael
Rachael and her sister, Mary, were orphaned in 2009 when their parents were killed in a car accident. Their caregivers had a meager income and...
Rena
Rena’s mother died from complications of malaria three months after giving birth to Rena and her twin sister. Her father died in 2008 from an...
Austin
Both of Austin’s parents died while he was young. He was then cared for by a distant relative. Funds were scarce his relatives were unable to care...
Atarebono
Atarebono’s mother has abandoned her and the father is unknown. When she was born she was named Atebem (which means “I have nothing.”) Her mother...
Faith
Faith’s mother died giving birth to her and her father is unknown. Faith was in the care of her grandmother after the death of her mother. There...
Cristopher
Both parents are deceased; details of the father’s death are unknown and Christopher’s mother died in 2004. Christopher was living with his...
Patrick
After Patrick’s mother and father died he went to live with his uncle. This uncle had the responsibility of taking care of eleven children. He...
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa that takes care of the less...
Micah
Micah was just nine months old when both of his parents were killed by armed robbers. He was in the care of his impoverished uncle who had five...
Mercy
Mercy’s mother passed away some time in 2003 and her father is unknown. After her mother’s death, she lived at the AIC babies’ home in Mogogosiek—a...
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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