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Surafel
Surafel and his sister, Fortuna, where left in the care of an uncle after their mother and father died. Their uncle struggled to care for the children and asked the Rafiki Foundation for help. Fortuna and Surafel arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia in 2010. They quickly adjusted to the new environment and their Rafiki family. Surafel now enjoys singing hymns during family devotions. His favorite Scripture verse is Colossians 4:18. He enjoys reading Colossians because it reminds him that he is blessed. Surafel's favorite song is "Amazing Grace" because it reminds him of God's grace.
DOB: Feb 14, 2006
Rachel
Both Rachel's parents died when she was two years old.
Emmanuel
Little is known about Emmanuel's life before coming to the Rafiki Village Rwanda.
Beniyam
Beniyam was born in Mojo. His mother died when he was three years old, and his father abandoned him, giving him to his maternal grandparents.
Isaac
Isaac’s father died four months after he was born, and his mother died in 2010.
Winston
Both of Winston’s parents are deceased.
Ruth
Ruth’s mother abandoned her and placed her in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Adella
After the death of her parents, Adella lived with her single aunt.
Sharon
Sharon's mother is deceased and her father is unknown.
Diane
Diane’s father was never known. When her mother died in 2006, Diane went to live with her aunt.
Mphatso
Mphatso's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father remains unknown.
Gabriel
Gabriel’s mother died in an accident, and his father died of complications from malaria.
Gifty
Both of Gifty’s parents died between 2005 and 2008. Social welfare referred her to the Rafiki Foundation, and she arrived at the Rafiki Village...
Jessica
Jessica was found abandoned as an infant at a community school on September 14, 2009 and was taken to the police station.
Judith
After Judith’s mother passed away in 2006, she was placed in the care of her grandmother, who could not provide for her basic needs.
Martha
Martha's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Gloria
Gloria’s parents died when she was young, and she and her brother Thomas were placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of HIV in 2010.
Kwaku
Kwaku’s mother died nine days after giving birth to him and his twin sister.
Joseph
Joseph’s mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, James.
Marie
Marie is a double orphan. Her father died in 2006 of an illness, and her mother died a year later also from an illness.
Amos
Amos was abandoned in Kitui near the police station when he was only two years old.
Micheal
When he was two months old, Michael was abandoned at a shop in Kampala, Uganda. Michael then came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in February of 2005.
Joseph
Joseph was abandoned by both of his parents at birth and was being cared for by a state-run orphanage just outside of Jos, Nigeria. At age three,...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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