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Moses
Moses’ parents both died within a year of each other, leaving him orphaned as an infant. He and his brother Aaron went to live with an uncle since all grandparents were deceased. This uncle had 5 children of his own and was caring for 4 other orphans. He was unable to continue to provide for Moses and Aaron, so they were referred Rafiki Village Nigeria. Moses and Aaron came to live at Rafiki in 2003.
DOB: Feb 2, 2000
Wongani
Wongani is a dear little boy who lost both his parents by the age of two. He was in the care of a fifty-five-year-old widow who was also caring...
Siphiwe
Siphiwe’s mother died of a fatal illness. It is believed that the father died in Zimbabwe but relatives are unsure. Siphiwe was placed in a crisis...
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...
Brighton
Brighton came to Rafiki with his older brother Petros. They were living in a home consisting of thirteen people sleeping in one small building....
Lucy
Lucy's parents died in 2011. She lived with an unemployed uncle and his children until Social Welfare determined that Lucy would excel in school if...
Atsu
In 2007 Atsu’s mother and father both died of a sickness only a few months apart. At that time Atsu went to live with his uncle. He is a farmer but...
Dennis
Dennis lived with his grandmother since his mother was not capable of caring for him, and his father abandoned the family when he was a baby. His...
Ben
Ben’s mother died in November 2006 and his father sometime before that. He lived with his grandparents for a short period of time, but they could...
Linda
Linda's parents died in 2004. She was living with her paternal grandmother and a paternal uncle, as well as older teenaged siblings and an older...
Genet
Genet’s mother died when she was a year old, and her father is unknown. A kind neighbor took Genet in and cared for her after her mother’s death....
Peace
Peace and her sister, Gift, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs. Her mother abandoned the family in 2008 and has not been seen or...
Peace
When Peace’s father died of a sickness and her mother was admitted to the hospital with the same disease, her grandmother was put in charge of...
Frank
Frank lost his father first, and his mother passed away in 2005, shortly after his birth. When he was referred to social welfare, he was being...
Zelalem
Zelalem and her twin brother Malesse were orphaned when they were only a year old. Their mother became pregnant while working at a hotel, and their...
Moses
Moses was left as an orphan after his mother was killed in a traffic accident. He was taken in by his mother’s aunt, who was seventy-years-old at...
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...
Abigail
Abigail was abandoned in the annex of a Nairobi hospital grounds. Her documents state that she was born on January 28, 2005 and that she was found...
Khumbo
Khumbo is a sweet young boy who lost his mother in March of 2007. He was only two years old. His father’s whereabouts are unknown. Khumbo was...
Dadi
Both of Dadi’s parents died in 2005. Dadi’s uncle brought him to Dadi’s grandmother when his mother died. His grandmother has struggled to care...
Laardi
Laardi’s father died in 1996 and her mother died in 2001, leaving her and her brother, Carlos, in the care of their old and weak grandmother. She...
Feraol
Feraol lived with his mother until 2008 before she disappeared. A neighbor took Feraol in and took care of him. His neighbor was a day-laborer who...
Kofi Sefa
Kofi’s mother is mentally unstable. While they were living in a mother’s hostel she was reported to have hallucinations and become violent. Social...
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2005 and his father in 2006. He then lived with his grandmother and aunt with three other orphaned children. The aunt...
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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