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Smart
Smart’s mother died two weeks after his birth. His father preceded her in death. Smart lived with an aunt who did not have the means to care for him. He was placed at a crisis nursery and was in their care until he was brought to Rafiki. Smart's teacher says he is full of potential in all of his subjects. He is active in class discussions when given the chance to speak and loves to participate!
DOB: Jun 26, 2008
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...
Namukolo
Namukolo and his brother, Clifford, lived with his parents in a small rural village when their mother died in 2010. The father abandoned them and...
Wesen
Wesen's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother Abraham eighteen months later. The boys' older sister brought them to...
Nicholas
Nicholas's mother left him with his grandmother when he was three months old. His grandmother took him to a local babies' home. They tried to...
Kelvin
Kelvin was orphaned in 2002 and nothing is known of his family. He was placed at a local baby’s home in Kitui. Kelvin was brought to Rafiki Village...
Joe
Joe’s mother is mentally ill. The mother, due to her mental state, neglected the child completely and he was often seen wandering about the village...
Theresa
Teddy and her two siblings were given to an elderly aunt at the burial of her father. Her father died of AIDs and her mother abandoned the children...
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was abandoned at a hospital in Rwanda when he was twelve months old, had malaria, and weighed only eleven pounds. The police have searched...
Comfort
Comfort’s father was returning home late one night after work when he was shot and killed by robbers. In October 2008, Comfort’s mother had a...
Edmund
When Edmund’s parents died, he was left in the care of his aunt along with his two brothers and one sister. The aunt was unable to adequately feed...
Charity
Charity's parents were killed during the Jos riots and her grandmother was too old to care for her properly. She came to live at the Rafiki Village...
Molly
Molly was abandoned at the age of eight months and brought to a local police station in September 2003. She was then sent to a babies' home for...
Kelia
An old woman from a local village brought Kelia to a police station on July 20, 2011, hoping to find someone to care for this baby. The baby was...
Florence
Florence has had a difficult life since she was very young. Her father died before she was born and her mother died of an illness when she was only...
Violet
When Violet’s mother died, her elderly grandfather enlisted her for household help with chores, cooking, and carrying firewood. Violet was in need...
Salvio
Salvio's mother died shortly after giving birth to him. His neighbors tried to help but had six children of their own and were unable to adequately...
Beatrice
Both Beatrice's parents died and she lived with her grandparents and her four brothers and sisters for a while. It was a struggle for the...
Yeabsira
Not much is known about Yeabsira’s life before he arrived at the Rafiki Village in Ethiopia. He and his brother were abandoned by their dying...
Anna
After Anna’s mother died in July of 2005, all of the children came to live with their maternal aunt who was a mother’s assistant at Rafiki. The...
Abel
Abel was found abandoned as a baby. A good Samaritan rescued him and attended to him before proceeding to take him to a village elder and then to...
Hannah
Hannah’s mother abandoned her shortly after she was born. Hannah came to Rafiki Village Kenya at less than a month old in August 2006. Now, she is...
Jack
Jack is a double orphan. He was living with his grandmother who survived by subsistence farming. The household was very vulnerable with inadequate...
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...
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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