My Name is
Witness
Witness
Witness lived most of her early life in an orphanage. Her mother died two weeks after she was born, and her father remains unknown. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2009 and soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment at the Village. Witness soon proved to be a positive, sweet young woman. Witness works very hard at school; she is diligent and has a good attitude. She is also an incredible athlete and a great tennis player. She thanks God for His help in her school work. Witness strives to do what is right to please her mother and teachers, but she also wishes to please God with her life. She is thankful to be at the Rafiki Village Tanzania where she has patient teachers, loving siblings, and access to the Word of God.
DOB: Jun 22, 2007
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Anna
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Frank
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Theresa
Theresa’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Josephine.
Paul
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Atimbil
Atimbil and his brother and sister, Awumbe and Azuma, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Wanangwa
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Timothy
Timothy’s father died in 2002 of whooping cough, and his mother died several months later after a brief period of illness.
Susanna
Susanna’s mother died within a month of giving birth to her. Her father abandoned her and was then reported to have died.
Austin
Austin’s father died in an accident when he was cutting down a tree, and his mother died in November, 2009 from malaria.
Emmanuella (Muki)
Emmanuella's (Muki) mother died in June 2008. She lived with her father until he died in July 2008. After living with an aunt who could not...
Lemmy
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Munyithya
Munyithya's father died four months after he was born, and his mother followed eighteen months later before his second birthday.
Phoebe
Not much is known about Phoebe’s life before she came to Rafiki.
Jemima
Awumbe
Awumbe and his brother and sister, Atimbil and Azuma, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Denise
When Denise was one month old, she was abandoned at the Kenyatta National hospital.
Lois
Mary
Mary lived with her maternal grandmother after her mother's death. Her mother died in 2003 when Mary just over one year old.
Pererat
Pererat’s mother died soon after he was born, and his father disappeared after the Jos riots in 2008.
Patience
Patience was abandoned by her mother in 2005, and her father cared for her until he died in 2008.
Brighton
Brighton came to the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 along with his older brother Petros after the death of their parents.
Grace
Grace was orphaned when she was only three months old.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.