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Yamakani
Yamikani lost her father in 2004, and her mother was dying of an illness. Upon the loss of her father, Yamikani’s mother became the head of the household, despite her fatal illness. The mother lived with other widows and they all cared for many orphaned children together. Yamikani’s acceptance into Rafiki in October 2007 was a world of opportunity for her and a huge relief for her dying mother. She knits, does cross stitch, and plays the recorder. She’d like to be a nurse when she grows up.
DOB: Aug 29, 2002
Benjamin
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Alick
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Eves
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Frank
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Yeabsira
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Tabitha
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Boniface
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Blessed
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Christabel
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Leonard
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Emmanuel
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Joe
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Josephine
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Luka
Luka's mother died and his father abandoned him. Luka was left with an aunt and elderly grandmother who could not care for him. Social welfare...
Tiwonge
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Godfred
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Ezekiel
Both parents died within two years of each other and Ezekiel was left to be raised by his grandmother. Social welfare was concerned with his...
Simon
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Pererat
Pererat’s mother died after his birth. His father disappeared after the Jos riots in 2008. An aunt was caring for Pererat after the death of his...
Susanna
Susanna’s mother died within a month of her birth. The father abandoned her and was reported as having died. Elderly, impoverished grandparents...
Manweliya
Mukanoheli’s mother died in June 2008. She lived with her father until he died in July 2008 at which time she went to live with her aunt,...
Odel
Odel was in the care of an aunt after her parents abandoned her. She struggled to care for Odel and asked the Rafiki Foundation for help. Odel...
Polycarp
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011, Polycarp lived at a baby's home in Moshi. He was abandoned at the age of four months....
Aaron
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