My Name is
Patricia
Patricia
Patricia's early life was filled with tragedy; she never knew either of her parents. Her mother died during childbirth and her father was killed in war. The woman caring for Patricia and her sister struggled to adequately provide for the girls. Social welfare services contacted the Rafiki Foundation and in 2008, the sisters arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia. Patricia loves her rhetoric class and is thankful for the opportunity to receive an excellent education at the Rafiki School. She praises God for his mercy every day and for giving her a loving Rafiki family. Patricia prays that she will diligently study God’s Word and be a godly example to the young students at the Village.
DOB: Jun 17, 2003
Patience
Patience was abandoned by her mother in 2005, and her father cared for her until he died in 2008.
Rebecca
Rebecca’s mother died and her father was killed when she was a young child.
Lemmy
Lemmy and his sister, Eva, were living with their grandmother, who did not have the means to feed them every day, before they came to Rafiki.
Jeremiah
Before Jeremiah arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011, he lived at a children's home in Moshi for four years with no known family.
Michelle
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Baraka
Baraka’s mother abandoned him at a young age, and his father is unknown.
Moses
Moses and his twin sister were abandoned at a shopping center, found by strangers, and taken to a local district hospital.
Theresa
Theresa was abandoned at seven months old by her mother at a shop in downtown Monrovia, Liberia.
Dinah
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Joshua
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Grace
Grace arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel and his sister, Mary, were born to a mentally-ill mother who lacked the mental and physical faculties to care for them, and their father...
Miriam
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Naomi
Naomi’s father died when she was a year old.
Frank
Frank's mother is deceased, and his father is in prison. After his father was imprisoned, Frank was left in the care of an elderly widowed neighbor.
John
John arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 after both of his parents died.
James
James’s father died HIV+, and his mother also had HIV.
Diana
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Moris
Moris was put in the care of an uncle after his mother died, and his father remains unknown.
Godwin
Godwin lived with his unemployed aunt and uncle before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011.
Negassa
Negassa's mother died in 2008, and his father abandoned him soon after her death.
Gritty
After the death of her parents, Gritty lived in the care of an aunt and uncle.
Damaris
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Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.