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Sharon
Sharon's mother is deceased and her father is unknown. Her grandparents were elderly and financially unable to care for the child. She had been temporarily placed at a babies’ home. She was then referred to the Rafiki Village in Kenya and placed in her permanent home in May 2005. Sharon demonstrates progress both academically and socially. She is enthusiastic about History. She tackles new challenges and is learning to develop a positive attitude toward every subject. In class, Sharon makes good contributions, is curious about learning, and seeks clarifications when necessary. She is very active in Bible lessons, has shown gradual improvement in her attitude and behavior, is keen to please, and completes tasks with quality.
DOB: May 13, 2002
Joseph
Joseph is a double orphan. His father died in 2006 of an illness and his mother died a year later. Joseph and his sister, Marie, lived with their...
Felistas
Felistas’ mother died shortly after her sister Gracious' birth. Their father abandoned the girls. They were placed in the care of their elderly...
Kelvin
Kelvin and his sister had been in the care of their grandparents since the death of their mother and father. The grandparents found it difficult to...
Gladys
Gladys is a double orphan. Her mother died in 2006 and her father in 2007. Her aunt was caring for her as well as four other people in a small...
Yeabsira
Yeabisira's mother left him with her brother when he was around one year old, and his father is unknown. he was given to a single uncle who worked...
Joshua
Joshua's parents were killed in 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and the families living there. Joshua, his twin brother Gideon, and...
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...
Morris
Morris’ parents died and he was brought to an orphanage in Kitui in April 2003. He was brought to Rafiki Village Kenya December 4, 2003 to live...
Irene
Irene and her twin sister Dorine were living with their paternal grandmother who was poor and could not provide the girls' basic needs. Social...
Feraol
Feraol lived with his mother until 2008 before she disappeared. A neighbor took Feraol in and took care of him. His neighbor was a day-laborer who...
Kwasi
Kwasi and his twin sister, Akosua, were in the care of their grandfather after the death of their parents. He was unemployed and could not feed and...
Richard
Richard’s mother died in 2005 and his father died in 2006. He then lived in the home of his grandmother and aunt with three other orphaned...
Akua
In 2007 Akua’s mother and father both died of a sickness only a few months apart. At that time Akua went to live with her uncle. He is a farmer but...
Elijah
Elijah was referred to Rafiki by an orphanage four hours away from the Village. He came to Rafiki Village Kenya in October 2004. Elijah has a...
Christopher
Christopher lost both of his parents between 2002 and 2003. Although he had four older siblings, there was no adult family able to provide care for...
Umu Blessing
Blessing lived with her aunt for about two years following her father's death and her mother's disappearance. Umu suffered from severe...
Leah
Leah was abandoned as a baby and her parents are unknown. She was in a babies’ home in Kitui for over two years, and no one came to visit her. She...
Johnson
Johnson’s mother died of an illness ten days after his birth, leaving him abandoned in the hospital. His father was unknown, his elderly...
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry in Kampala, Uganda. Her parents died in 2008, and she was put in the care of an...
Philip
The mother and father of Philip died of an illness within a year of his birth. He was living with his uncle who could not properly care for his...
Albert
Both parents were deceased in 2002 and Albert’s relatives are unable to care for him. Albert was referred by the Social Welfare offices to the...
Biruk
Biruk was eighteen months old when his mother died and he moved in with his aunt. She worked as a housemaid and had to take Biruk to work with her....
Maureen
Maureen's parents died in a road accident in 2004. She and her sister Sharon were placed temporarily at the Mogogosiek Babies Home and then, after...
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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