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Neema
Neema was on the waiting list to come to the Rafiki Village in Tanzania for some time but she finally arrived in 2011. Her mother died giving birth to her and the father abandoned her. Neema is a bright student who loves school. She is a good reader and comprehends what she reads. Neema is always cooperative at home and at school and shows respect for others. Neema made nearly all A's and B's this past term. Neema has high goals for her education, and she is totally capable of meeting them in the future.
DOB: Apr 23, 2005
Kwaku
Kwaku’s father became ill and died in 2007. Then Kwaku’s mother became ill and died in April 2009. Kwaku’s grandmother took Kwaku and his older...
Joseph
Very little is known about Joseph's early years except that his mother is deceased and the father had nothing to do with him. Joseph has a...
Zawady
Zawady is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2006. He was living with his aunt Celvin. Celvin had five other children to support and no...
Joseph
Joseph is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2007. He was living with his grandmother who was caring for eight children that were also...
Teeweh
Due to the difficult home situation for Teeweh and his older sister, Adele, the Rafiki Foundation welcomed them into the Rafiki family. Teeweh’s...
Ben
Before arriving at the Rafiki village, Ben and his five siblings lived with their grandmother, along with her six children, in a one-room house....
Jacob
Jacob is a double orphan and was living with his aunt Mary. Mary was also caring for her mother who had recently had a stroke. Social welfare asked...
Dorcas
Before coming to Rafiki in 2003, Dorcas was abandoned by both parents at birth. She lived in a state run orphanage until the age of three when she...
Alice
Alice was abandoned to her grandmother when she was only five months old. Two years later the grandmother passed away and Alice was given over to...
Uwase
Uwase’s parents died of an unknown sickness. The aunt and uncle caring for her have many children of their own to care for and turned to Rafiki for...
Elijah
Elijah was referred to Rafiki by an orphanage four hours away from the Village. He came to Rafiki Village Kenya in October 2004. Elijah has a...
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...
Jennifer
Both of Jennifer's parents died in 2005. The mother’s relatives brought her to her grandfather but he was unable to care for her. Social Welfare...
Marie Jeanne
Marie was brought to her elderly, sickly grandmother last year after both of her parents died of sickness. Her grandmother is already caring for...
Janvier
Janvier’s father abandoned him and his mother and moved to Tanzania. Janvier’s mother was sick when her husband left her and so she and Janvier...
Jonathan
Not much is known about Jonathan’s parents. The woman who was his caretaker brought him from Sierra Leone to Liberia during the 2002 war. Someone...
Edmund
When Edmund’s parents died, he was left in the care of his aunt along with his two brothers and one sister. The aunt was unable to adequately feed...
Blessing
Blessing was abandoned by her mother and her father is unknown. A pastor brought her to the Social Welfare Office in Lusaka. Blessing was approved...
Emanuel
Emanuel’s father died in a mountain climbing accident shortly before Emanuel was born, his mother died when he was five years old. For a while he...
Rebecca
Rebecca’s mother died and father were killed and she was left in the care of her struggling aunt and uncle. They wanted to continue to care for her...
Naomi
Naomi’s father died when she was a year old. Her mother is also deceased. She and her sister Eden went to live with their uncle. He had several...
Sindani
Sindani and her two older sisters were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their parents. They are from the Maasai tribe and...
Mary
Mary came to live at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004. Mary is a good student who enjoys school. She says the teacher who she learns the most...
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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