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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
Mapalo
Mapalo’s is a double orphan; her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2008.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
Leticia
Leticia's parents died of HIV in 2010. She and her brother were brought to live with their aunt, but she was unable to care for them.
Patrick
Patrick’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was mentally ill and unable to care for him.
Kalkidan
Kalkidan was abandoned at a very young age, so his elderly grandparents cared for him.
Nixon
The father of Nixon died early in his life and his mother had a fatal illness. She and the extended family felt it best to give Nixon a new start...
Nicholas
Nicholas's mother abandoned him and left him with his grandmother when he was three months old. His grandmother took him to a local babies' home...
Laurine
Laurine’s parents died in 2006. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Tiwonge
Tiwonge first arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Amelia
Amelia and her sister, Jamesetta, and brother, Jimmy, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Sarah
Sarah's mother passed away as a result of severe pneumonia.
Ruki
Ruki and her older sister were abandoned by their parents at a young age. The two girls were living on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Hellen
Helen was found lost and crying in the streets in 2003.
Mary
Mary lived in the A. I. Children's Home in Kitui before coming to Rafiki.
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
Peace
Peace and her sister, Gift, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs.
James
James's parents died within months of each other; he was an orphan before he was six months old.
Paul
Paul's mother was sick and admitted him and his twin brother, Isaac, to a transient home in Lusaka, Zambia in July 2012.
Frank
Frank's mother is deceased, and his father is in prison. After his father was imprisoned, Frank was left in the care of an elderly widowed neighbor.
Michael
Michael’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and his father died after an accident.
William
William was brought to a hospital with head injuries in August 2003.
Martha
Martha's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Joshua
Joshua and his twin brother, Samuel, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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