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Yeabsira
Yeabsira
Yeabisira's mother left him with her brother when he was just one year old, and his father remains unknown. Yeabisira's uncle could not work as a day laborer and care for his young nephew at the same time, and he sought help for Yeabisira. Before arriving at the Village, Yeabisira had low hemoglobin and was in poor health. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia in 2011. His health soon improved with nutritious food, extra vitamins, and supplements. Yeabsira now continues to grow physically and spiritually. He prays for his family, his teachers, and his sponsors. He asks for prayers for good health, for success in school, and for obedience in all things. Yeabisira's favorite hymn is "Come Thou Fount" because it teaches him to praise God.
DOB: Jan 23, 2009
James
After the death of his parents, James's grandmother took care of him and his brother, Frank.
Besufekad
Besufekad’s mother had mental-health problems and could not properly care for him.
Lonnie
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, Lonnie was called “Lonely” because both of her parents were deceased.
Gertrude
Gertrude (Trudy) was orphaned after her father and mother died within a year of each other.
Serge Bebito
Serge (Bebito)'s parents both died when was a small child.
Nikolas
After both Nikolas's parents died when he was a young child, his ailing grandmother referred him to the Rafiki Foundation. He arrived at the Rafiki...
Isaac
Isaac's mother was sick and admitted him and his twin brother, Paul, to a transient home in Lusaka, Zambia in July 2012. The boys' mother passed...
Charity
Both Charity's parents were killed during riots in Jos, Nigeria. She came to live at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2003.
Frank
Both Frank's parents died shortly after his birth.
Yamakani
Yamikani lost her father in 2004, and her mother was also dying of an illness at this time.
Bernice
Bernice was in the care of her paternal uncle before arriving at the Rafiki Village Nigeria.
Ellen
Ellen arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November of 2010.
Naomi
Naomi’s father died when she was a year old.
Priscilla
Priscilla's father went missing after riots broke out near their village when she was a child.
Phoebe
Not much is known about Phoebe’s life before she came to Rafiki.
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned by both her parents at birth and brought to the state-run orphanage in Jos, Nigeria. Vicky was severely malnourished and in...
Siphiwe
Siphiwe’s mother died of a fatal illness, and it is believed that her father also died in Zimbabwe.
Caleb
Caleb’s mother was placed in prison when he was young child, and his father is unknown.
Frederick
Frederick’s mother died in 2008, and his father is unknown.
Julie
Following the death of their parents, Julie and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Gideon
Gideon's parents were killed in 2010 when mudslides buried their village and the families living there.
Adwoa
Adwoa and her sister, Akua, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Carol
Carol lived with her grandmother after her mother became mentally ill and incapable of caring for her, and her father abandoned the family when she...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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