My Name is
Ruth

Ruth
Ruth’s mother abandoned her and placed her in the care of her elderly grandmother. The family lived in poverty, and her grandmother could not provide for her granddaughter's most basic needs. They asked the Rafiki Foundation to assume Ruth's care. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in October 2010. Ruth is happy and a well-adjusted young woman. She is very friendly and ready to assist others. Ruth enjoys learning about animals in science, and she also enjoys math.
DOB: Feb 6, 2005
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Rachel
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Shadreck
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Frank
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Dinah
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Memory
Memory’s mother died four days after her birth.
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Bernice
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Silas
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Lazarus
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Faith
Faith’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown.
Yordanos
Yordanos’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandfather, in 2006.
Leah
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Mary
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Margaret
Margaret’s mother died when she was an infant.
Carol
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Tabitha
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Cilicia
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Catherine
Both Catherine's mother and father are deceased.
Judith
After Judith’s mother passed away in 2006, she was placed in the care of her grandmother, who could not provide for her basic needs.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.