My Name is
Smart
Smart
Smart’s mother died two weeks after his birth, and his father died soon after her. Smart then lived with an aunt who did not have the means to care for his basic needs. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2010 and benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment. Smart soon proved to show potential in academics. He is active in class discussions when given the chance to speak and loves to participate! Smart knows that Jesus is the Lamb of God who died to save him from sin. He strives to rely on God's strength to remain faithful and obedient.
DOB: Jun 26, 2008
Daniel
Daniel’s mother and father died in 2006 when he was an infant. He and his sister Esther arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2009.
Morris
Morris’ was brought to an orphanage in Kitui in April, 2003 after both his parents died.
Moses
Social Services recommended that Moses be removed from his home because his parents could not take care of him properly.
Isaka
Isaka's mother was unable to care for him due to physical limitations, so he was placed in an orphanage that cared for young children.
Marcel
Marcel was found wandering alone near a church close to the Burundi border.
Odel
Odel was in the care of an aunt after her parents abandoned her.
Olivier
Both of Olivier’s parents died—his father before he was born and his mother a year after his birth.
Rose
Both of Roses's parents are deceased.
Miatta
Miatta’s mother died of yellow fever and her father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Atsu
Atsu arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Eves
After the death of both of her parents, Eves was left in the care of an impoverished aunt who could not properly feed her.
Augustine
Augustine, his twin brother Augustus, and older brother Gideon, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Rahab
Rahab’s mother was unable to care for her and her father remains unknown.
Jummai
Both Jummai's parents died within two years of each other, and Jummai and her brother Ezekiel were left to be raised by her grandmother.
Darris
Darris's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Abiba
Abiba Ruth's father abandoned her, and her mother is terminally ill.
Enoch
Enoch’s father died in 2008, and his mother died the following year.
Gritty
After both of Gritty's parents died, she arrived at Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Mediatrice
Mediatrice’s parents became sick and both died in 2007.
Silas
Silas arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Rebecca
Rebecca's father died of an illness in 2003, and her mother then died in 2009.
Maurin
After the death of Maurin's parents, she and her younger brother, Kelvin, went to live with their grandparents.
Leah
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Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.