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Sarai
Sarai was taken in by her grandmother when her mother and father died. However, her grandmother was caring for four other grandchildren and was having difficulty providing for their basic necessities. The Rafiki Foundation was contacted and Sarai has moved into her new home at the Rafiki Village Malawi. Sarai is known as one of the hardest working students in her class. She is very active in discussion and likes to compete against her classmates in Math equation drills. She has improved her Language Arts abilities this term, especially in writing.
DOB: Dec 18, 2005
Babirye
Babirye and her three siblings, Nakato her twin, six-year-old Joseph, and one-year-old Flavia, were living in a situation that required immediate...
Gadissa
Gadissa, along with his sister Feyise, were orphaned in 2008. They were in the care of an aunt, living in a very impoverished situation. Their...
Gabriel
Gabriel's father abandoned the family and his mother did not recover from the C-section she had when he was born. Since that time he lived with...
Ivan
Ivan was abandoned by his mother at the home of her employer. He was then brought to the Nsambya Babies' home by his mother's employer. After this...
Jonah
Jonah’s father died when he was just one-year-old. Before his death he had divorced Jonah’s mother. When she died in February 2004, the child...
Nancy
The father of Nancy died before she reached four years of age and her mother has died from a fatal illness. Before her mother's death she wanted...
Meklit
Before arriving at the village, Meklit's grandmother cared for her. The whereabouts of her mother and father remain unknown. Her grandmother sold...
Clementine
Clementine was brought to her uncle in 2009 after both parents died of sickness. The uncle and aunt are caring for five other children. During...
David
David’s mother died in 2007 of breast cancer. His father died in 2008 after a short illness. David’s uncle cared for his brother’s three sons since...
Mapalo
Mapalo’s is a double orphan, her mother died in 2006 and her father died in 2008. After her father died, she lived with her cousin who had five...
Henry
Henry's mother died giving birth to him and his father died shortly after his wife's death. Henry was cared for by his elderly grandmother but she...
Diana
The Mukono District Social Worker recommended that Diana be removed from the care of her aunt because her aunt had difficulty feeding her own...
James
James’s father died HIV+ and his mother also had HIV. She contacted social services so that James and his sister, Sandra, could have a future and a...
Atimbil
Atimbil’s parents were both millet farmers in Ghana. Atimbil’s mother died during a riot and his father died some time later. Atimbil and his...
Alice
Alice’s mother and father died and left three children in the care of an uncle. They lived in a mud house. Social services recommended removing the...
Clarisse
An elderly grandmother has cared for Clarisse since she was born. The grandmother sustained injuries in the genocide which left her with physical...
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned at the age of one week, and then transferred from Social Welfare to a children’s home in Tanzania. Rafiki was contacted and...
Meseret
Social Welfare approached the Rafiki Foundation regarding Meseret's care. She is a double orphan: both of her parents died of an illness. Her...
Cossam
Cossam was a quiet little boy who had lost his mother four years previously and also his father the previous year. In the care of his maternal...
Yeani
Yeani's parents died in 2010, and she was placed in the care of an aunt. Her aunt, who had two children of her own, became injured at her place of...
Diane
Diane’s father was never known. When her mother died in 2006, Diane went to live with her aunt. The responsibility of caring for Diane and her...
Judith
Judith’s mother passed away when she was young, and she was then cared for by her grandmother before she passed away. Judith’s great uncle was...
Zawady
Zawady is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2006. He was living with his aunt Celvin. Celvin had five other children to support and no...
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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