My Name is
Tendo
Tendo
When Tendo came to Rafiki Village Uganda, her father was dead and her mother was deathly ill in the hospital. Before living at Rafiki, she and her two sisters were in the care of their elderly grandmother. The grandmother requested help for the three girls from the Social Welfare office. She was caring for many orphaned children and wanted a future and a hope for the three sisters. Tendo and her two sisters arrived at their new home at the Rafiki Village Uganda in September 2005. Now, Tendo's favorite subjects are biology and math because they are practical subjects. She could improve her Luganda skills and be willing to practice it more often. She recently enjoyed a science experiment which required her to leave bread to grow mold and then examine the outcome under a microscope. She was pleased that one of her art dioramas of a deserted village was chosen to be displayed in the school dining hall.
DOB: Jun 3, 2003
Michael
Michael’s mother abandoned him, and his father is unknown.
Jackson
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Gloria
Gloria’s parents died when she was young, and she and her brother Thomas were placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Thomas
Both parents died from unknown causes and the people in the village were unable to provide sufficient care for him. Social welfare was concerned...
Fortuna
Fortuna and her brother Surafel were left in their uncle's care when their mother and father died.
Noah
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Isaac
Isaac and his twin sister, Sandra, were left as orphans when their father died in 2009 and their mother abandoned them. The twins were moved to...
Naomi
Naomi’s mother abandoned her, and her father is unknown. She and her two siblings, John and Michael, were in the care of their blind grandmother...
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...
Smart
Smart’s mother died two weeks after his birth, and his father died soon after her.
Naome
Naomie was living with her mother in Burundi when her mother became ill and died.
Brian
Brian was abandoned in the hospital as a new born by his young mother.
Jeremiah
Jeremiah was abandoned by both parents at birth. He was cared for by state run orphanage until 2003 when he came to Rafiki Village Nigeria....
Yordanos
After their father died and their mother abandoned them, Yordanos and her younger brother lived with their grandmother. Their grandmother could not...
Mary
After the death of her parents, Mary and her sisters lived with their aunt.
Theresa
Theresa was abandoned at seven months old by her mother at a shop in downtown Monrovia, Liberia.
Fiyete
Fiyete was just a few months old when her mother became sick and was hospitalized.
Catherine
Catherine was found wandering the streets of her village when she was approximately two years old.
Ethan
Ethan’s mother died shortly after he was born and his father died in 2002. The local pastor in the village assumed the care of Ethan. In 2004, the...
Sharon
Sharon's mother is deceased and her father is unknown.
James
James's parents died within months of each other; he was an orphan before he was six months old.
Amos
Amos was abandoned in Kitui near the police station when he was only two years old.
Kelia
An old woman from a local village brought Kelia to a police station in 2011, hoping to find someone to care for her.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.