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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
Genet
Genet’s mother died when she was a year old, and her father is unknown. A kind neighbor took Genet in and cared for her after her mother’s death....
Eves
Eves was a loving four-year-old who had lost her mother during birth and her father from an illness. She was in the care of an aunt who had many...
Spencer
Both of Spencer's parents are deceased and he was living with his elderly, impoverished grandmother in a local village in a home without...
Kwame
Kwame’s grandfather cared for him after the death of his parents in 2010. His grandfather is elderly and did not have the means to care for Kwame....
Estery
Both of Estery’s parents passed away from an illness. When she arrived at the Village her body was malnourished, she had slight anemia, and a...
Grace
An aunt cared for Grace since the death of her parents. This widowed aunt was caring for a total of eleven children from her family, four of them...
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...
John
John has charm and charisma; he is a happy boy and has a quick smile, in spite of his difficult start in life. He never knew his father and his...
Martin
Martin was abandoned on May 2002 when he was two years old. A stranger took Martin to the police, and they brought Martin to a babies' home in...
George
George’s father and mother could not care for him. George was malnourished when he was referred to Rafiki by a ministry in the Mukono district of...
Belis
Belis' mother is deceased and her father is in prison. Her and her sister Brenda have an uncle who was not able to care for them. The girls were...
Jesca
Jesca’s mother died in a car accident and her father and other relatives were unwilling to care for her. A babies’ home agreed to take care of...
Rose
Five-year-old Rose was brought by her grandfather to a local orphanage in early 2007 because her parents were dead and he could no longer care for...
Lemmy
Lemmy and his sister Eva were living with their grandmother, who attempted to feed the children on a daily basis but often was not able. Often the...
Dalitso
Dalitso and his twin sister Blessing, had moved four times since their mother died when they were babies. They lived at two babies’ homes and then...
David
David was abandoned as a newborn at a local hospital and discovered by the night staff. The nurses were unable to trace the mother who left the...
Afia
Afia’s mother and father died in 2006. A guardian took Afia to his home to feed and care for her. Because of a drought in the area, he was unable...
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...
Israel
Israel’s mother died in 2001 when he was two years old. His father died in 2003. Israel went to live with his uncle who was a widower and is...
Ruth
Ruth was placed in the care of her elderly grandparents after her own parents died. Her grandparents had the responsibility of caring for many...
Lydia
Lydia was orphaned when her mother died in 2003. Her father had passed away two years earlier. Lydia and her young brother Job lived with their...
Yigerem
In 2001, the parents of Yigerem died and his uncle began caring for him. However, he has very little resources and asked Social Welfare for help....
Brian
Brain was abandoned in the hospital after his birth by his young mother. She left the hospital before adequate records of Brian's history 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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