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Thomas
Thomas’s impoverished grandmother was caring for six children, including Thomas and his sister Gloria. She could not properly care for the children, and Social Welfare asked Rafiki to intervene on behalf of Thomas and Gloria. The siblings arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007. Now, Thomas is frequently called upon to help organize special activities or mentor younger boys who are struggling with neatness or behavior in the Village. Thomas knows that Jesus is near to him; he does not need to be afraid. He desires to grow in his faith, to die to sin, and to live in union with Christ.
DOB: Jul 30, 2001
Beatrice
Beatrice’s parents died of a terminal illness shortly after she was born and was put in the care of her grandmother. The grandmother was a...
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
Surafel
Surafel and his sister, Fortuna, where left in the care of an uncle after their mother and father died.
Shedrak
Shedrak’s mother died in 2006 and his father died shortly after. He was in the care of his elderly grandfather who is very poor. Social Welfare...
Hope
Hope was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle after the death of her parents.
Samuel
Samuel was found wandering the streets of his village when he was two years old.
Haggart
After both Haggart's parents died, he arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Clint
Clint was found abandoned at the edge of Thogoto Forest in Dagoretti
Vivian
Both of Vivian's parents died in 2005. She briefly lived with a maternal uncle, but he was unable to care properly for Vivian.
Robel
Robel and his sister, Etsub, lived with their mother until she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Mary
Mary lived with her maternal grandmother after her mother's death. Her mother died in 2003 when Mary just over one year old.
Chukwudi
Chukwudi is a double orphan, having lost his father in 2005 and his mother in 2008. His great-grandmother cared for him after the death of his...
Dorcas/Deborah
Deborah lived with her parents until she was three years old and her parents and siblings went missing during the Jos religious riots. She arrived...
Lusia
After Lusia's mother died, she lived with her aunt
Jane
Jane and her twin brother Jimmy were brought to a police station after their mother died in a local hospital.
Jane
Before coming to Rafiki, Jane lived with her mother who was epileptic and mentally unstable.
Irene
After being abandoned by their parents, Irene and her twin sister, Dorine, were living with their impoverished paternal grandmother.
Faith
Faith’s mother passed away as a result of severe pneumonia.
Andrew
Andrew arrived at the A.I. Children’s Home in Kitui, Kenya in 2000.
Bulus
Bulus and his brother, Mika, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
James
James's parents died within months of each other; he was an orphan before he was six months old.
Juliet
Both of Juliet’s parents died when she was about two years old. She was then placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Grace
Grace’s mother abandoned her and her brother Martin, and their father died in 2005. The children arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana that year.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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