My Name is
Teeweh
Teeweh
Teeweh and his older sister Adele arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012 after their mother died and their father gave them up. Teewah hopes to be a soccer player when he grows up, and he likes to practice drawing famous soccer players after school in his free time. His favorite subject is science. Teewah's favorite hymn is "Take My Life and Let It Be" because it reminds him that his life is meant for God.
DOB: Sep 3, 2007
Rose
Both of Roses's parents are deceased.
Alice
Alice was abandoned and given to her grandmother when she was only five months old.
Naomie
Naomie was living with her mother in Burundi when her mother became ill and died.
Mavis
Mavis was orphaned when both of her parents died of illnesses.
Diane
Diane’s father was never known. When her mother died in 2006, Diane went to live with her aunt.
Rachel
Rachel’s parents died from a terminal illness.
Adella
After the death of her parents, Adella lived with her single aunt.
Catherine
Catherine’s mother died in 2005, and her father committed suicide in 2008.
Beatrice
Beatrice’s parents died of a terminal illness shortly after she was born, and she was put in the care of her grandmother.
Jimmy
Jimmy and his two sisters, Jamesetta and Amelia, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Fiskani
Fiskani’s mother is deceased and his father abandoned him.
Christina
After Christina and her two sisters, Peace and Tendo, were orphaned as small children, they lived with their grandmother for a time.
Alexander
Both Alex's parents are deceased. He came to live in the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2003.
Akua
In 2007, Akua’s mother and father both died of illness a few months apart.
Linda
Linda's parents died in 2004. She was living with relatives for a time, but they found they could not provide for her and her brother, Caleb.
Richman
Both of Richman’s (Fiifi) parents were deaf, mute, and mentally challenged
Israel
Israel’s mother was mentally incapable of caring for him, and his father is unknown.
Isaac
Isaac’s mother died an hour after she gave birth to him, and his father shortly abandoned him after he was born.
Innocent
Innocent’s mother died in 2005, and his father abandoned him, leaving him in the care of an uncle who also abandoned him as a child.
Kelia
An old woman from a local village brought Kelia to a police station in 2011, hoping to find someone to care for her.
Francine
When Francine was a small baby, her mother took her to Francine’s grandmother’s home and then disappeared, abandoning her.
Moses
Moses was only a year old when both of his parents died of an illness.
Chloe
Chloe is a double orphan; both of her parents died when she was around three years old.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.