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Paul
Paul had no one to care for him after the death of his father in 2006. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007. Paul has a gentle and quiet nature with a contagious smile! He enjoys hands-on learning activities, especially working with electronics. Paul's teachers appreciate his teachable spirit and the fact that he asks excellent questions which benefit the whole class. Paul believes in Christ as his personal Lord and Savior.
DOB: Jan 31, 2001
Boaz
Boaz's mother lacked the mental and physical faculties to adequately care for him. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2008.
Jennifer
Jennifer is one of three triplets. Her mother passed away shortly after giving birth to her and her sisters Janet and Joanna.
Samuel
Samuel was found wandering the streets of his village when he was two years old.
Harriet
Harriet's father passed away from AIDs, and her mother was also diagnosed HIV+ and was no longer able to care for her.
Besufekad
Besufekad’s mother had mental-health problems and could not properly care for him.
Austin
Austin’s father died in an accident when he was cutting down a tree, and his mother died in November, 2009 from malaria.
Kelia
An old woman from a local village brought Kelia to a police station in 2011, hoping to find someone to care for her.
Samuel
Samuel and his twin brother, Joshua, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Siphiwe
Siphiwe’s mother died of a fatal illness, and it is believed that her father also died in Zimbabwe.
Abraham
Abraham’s mother died when he was just nine months old.
Aurelia
Aurelia and her twin sister, Theresia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after the death of their mother from cancer.
Fabrice
Fabrice was abandoned and placed in front of a children’s home as a small child.
Robel
Robel and his sister, Etsub, lived with their mother until she became terminally ill with liver disease.
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...
Smart
Smart’s mother died two weeks after his birth, and his father died soon after her.
Vivian
Both of Vivian's parents died in 2005. She briefly lived with a maternal uncle, but he was unable to care properly for Vivian.
Diana
Diana was placed in the care of her young uncle after her mother died.
Lydia
Lydia was orphaned when her mother died in 2003. Her father had passed away two years earlier. Lydia and her young brother Job lived with their...
Augustine
Augustine and his two brothers lived with their impoverished grandmother after the death of their parents.
Kwame
Kwame’s father died in a logging accident in 2000, and his mother died only three months later in a traffic accident. Kwame, his brother Yaw, and...
Paul
Paul’s father died during the religious riots that occurred in Jos, Nigeria in 2001.
Adam
Adam is a double orphan. His mother and father died of malaria in 2007.
Grace
Grace's parents are both deceased. As an infant, she was in the care of an aunt who soon was unable to care for her properly.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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