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Violet
Violet
After Violet’s parents died, her elderly grandfather enlisted her for household help with chores, cooking, and carrying firewood. She needed adequate care and the opportunity to learn. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007. She now enjoys language arts and writing. Violet knows Jesus as her personal Lord and Savior. She prays to have strong faith in Jesus, to work hard in her studies, and to always seek unity, peace, and love in her community.
DOB: Nov 20, 2002
Patience
Patience’s father was a soldier and died before she turned 3.
Cephas
Cephas's father died just before he was born, and his mother died when he was just four years old.
Frederick
Frederick’s mother died in 2008, and his father is unknown.
Emmanuel
Both Emmanuel's parents abandoned him when he was a small child.
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.
Aaron
Aaron lived with his grandmother before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia
Jeremiah
At two months of age, Jeremiah was abandoned at a local hospital.
Nasha
Nasha, her sister, and cousin were in their grandmother's care after her father's death.
Gadissa
Gadissa, along with his sister Feyise, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Rebecca
Rebecca's father died of an illness in 2003, and her mother then died in 2009.
Molly
Molly was abandoned when she was eight months old and brought to a local police station in 2003.
Joseph
Joseph is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2007.
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.
Olivier
Both of Olivier’s parents died—his father before he was born and his mother a year after his birth.
Luke
Luke’s father was a soldier and died before he turned three.
Shadreck
After the death of his parents, Shadreck was in the care of an impoverished widow could not properly feed him.
Rebecca
Rebecca’s mother died and her father was killed when she was a young child.
Mapalo
Mapalo’s grandmother was caring for ten of her grandchildren as well as four of her own children.
Felistas
Felistas’ mother died shortly after giving birth to her sister, Gracious, and their father abandoned them.
Jacob
Jacob first arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006 after the death of his parents.
Peter
Peter's mother died of meningitis one month after his birth.
Lackson
Lackson became a double orphan at age 6 when both his mother and father died.
Leonard
Leonard is a double orphan. He and his twin brother, Boniface, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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