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Perpetual
Perpetual’s father had a heart attack at work and died. Perpetual’s mother died in December 2008 after a lingering illness. Perpetual’s grandmother, cared for Perpetual after the death of her mother. She is a widow with no means of support. She asked Rafiki to care for and protect her granddaughter. Perpetual arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana, in November 2010. Perpetual is a funny and precocious little girl. She has a big personality for such a tiny body!
DOB: Jun 10, 2007
Nancy
Nancy’s mother left her with her grandparents shortly after her birth and the father is unknown. Nancy’s grandparents were impoverished and unable...
Julie
Since the death of their parents, Julie and her two sisters were in the care of an aunt. Their aunt had three children of her own and doubling the...
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. Aurelia is an...
Shadreck
Shadreck lost both his parents early in life. He was being cared for by a widow in a secluded village where his physical and emotional needs were...
Harriet
Harriet's father passed away from AIDs, and her mother was also diagnosed HIV+ and was no longer able to care for her. Without a relative to raise...
Rachel
Rachel has twice been orphaned. Both parents died tragically in 2007 and 2008. The elderly grandmother cared for Rachel and her brother, Caleb,...
Abel
When Abel's mother was killed in a car accident, an elderly neighbor brought Abel to her home. Abel's mother had asked her if she would care for...
Sophie
A good Samaritan found Sophie abandoned and malnourished. She was taken to the local police station and then referred to a babies' home, where many...
Daniel
Daniel’s father died in 2006 due to HIV. His mother died when Daniel was two weeks old also from what was believed to be HIV. Daniel lived with his...
Champ
An elderly woman was the guardian of Champ and his two brothers. The fathers of the boys are unknown and the mother was unable to care for them....
Uriah
By the time Uriah was two years old, both his father and mother had died. He then was under the care of his elderly grandmother who was unable to...
Alice
Alice’s father died and her mother followed in July 2005. Her grandparents were deceased as well. Alice was left in the care of her...
Valante
The mother of Valante died of complications while giving birth to him. His father died shortly thereafter. An aunt was called to take care of...
Emanuel
Emanuel’s mother died in 2007 and his father drowned in the river while fishing in 2009. There are no family members able to care for Emmanuel. He...
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...
Isaac
Isaac’s Father died in 2006 from an illness and his mother died during Isaac’s birth. Isaac and his older sister, Kiziya, were placed in the care...
Grace
Grace’s grandmother assumed responsibility for four children in the family following the death of Grace’s father. Due to failing health, poor...
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...
Awumbe
Awumbe’s parents were both millet farmers in Ghana. Awumbe’s mother died during a riot and his father died some time later. Awumbe and his siblings...
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...
Leul
Leul and his brother Zerubabel were in their's aunts care prior to coming to the Rafiki Village Ethiopia in September 2012. Their aunt was a widow...
Memory
Memory’s mother died four days after Memory’s birth. She was referred to a crisis nursery, a temporary home for infants, where she was well cared...
Francis
Francis’ mother died when he was eight months old. His father died in Libya several months after his wife’s death. Francis and his sister, Pamela,...
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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