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Prince
Prince and his two brothers, Randy and Emmanuel, were abandoned by their mother as young children. Prince and his two brothers arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in February 2009. Now, Prince’s teachers describe him as an excellent, self-disciplined, and hard-working student. He is a thoughtful young man who thinks deeply about his life and actions.
DOB: Jul 23, 2002
Theresia
Theresia and and her twin sister, Aurelia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after the death of their mother from cancer.
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...
Jehu
Jehu's mother died of yellow fever and his father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Emmanuella (Muki)
Emmanuella's (Muki) mother died in June 2008. She lived with her father until he died in July 2008. After living with an aunt who could not...
Amos
Amos was abandoned in Kitui near the police station when he was only two years old.
Ahene Kojo
Kojo's father is deceased, and his mother abandoned him. He was brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2003.
Janvier
Janvier’s father abandoned him and his mother and moved to Tanzania.
Florence
Florence was referred to the Rafiki Village Malawi by social services on behalf of her dying mother.
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.
Luke
Luke’s father was a soldier and died before he turned three.
Beatrice
After both Beatrice's parents died, she lived with her grandparents and four brothers and sisters for a time.
Denis
After the death of his mother, Denis was sent to the Nest, an organization funded by Catholic ministries before arriving at the Rafiki Village in...
Catherine
Catherine’s mother died in 2005, and her father committed suicide in 2008.
Augustus
Augustus, his twin brother Augustine, and his older brother Gideon were left as orphans when their father died in 2009 and their mother died of...
David
At eight months old, David was abandoned in a suburb of Kampala, Uganda.
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned by both her parents at birth and brought to the state run orphanage in Jos, Nigeria. Vicky was severely malnourished and in...
Henry
Henry's mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died soon after his mother.
Paul
Paul and his twin brother, Isaac’s, mother was sick and admitted them to a transient home in Lusaka, Zambia in July 2012. The mother passed away...
Olivier
Both of Olivier’s parents died—his father before he was born and his mother a year after his birth.
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...
Donatha
Donatha’s life began in difficulty. Because Donatha's mother died when she was young, and her father abandoned her shortly after, she has never...
Mwaka
Mwaka’s aunt cared for her after both of her parents died. Her aunt is a widow and was already caring for six people in her home. They ate once a...
Stephena
Stephena's father was killed by lightning and her mother died, along with Stephena's twin, while giving birth.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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