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Yesunesh
Yesunesh was born in Mojo, Ethiopia. Her father died when she was only a few months old, and her mother abandoned her few months after that. Her paternal uncle cared for her before she came to Rafiki. Though he tried, he could not provide for her basic needs and sought help. Yesunesh arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia in 2010. Since then, she has bonded well with her Rafiki Mother and siblings and enjoyed learning new things in school. Yesunesh enjoys reading. She is especially eager to learn more about God's Word. Yesunesh's favorite verse is Proverbs 1:7 because it teaches her that true knowledge is not knowing something, but fearing God.
DOB: May 1, 2007
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Uwase
Uwase’s parents died of an unknown sickness.
Emmanuel
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Moses
The death of Moses's father left six orphans.
Dadi
Both of Dadi’s parents died in 2005.
Biruk
Biruk’s mother was very young when she gave birth to him.
Sandrah
Sandra’s father died suddenly in 2009, and her mother followed in 2010.
Sarah
Sarah was born prematurely in a private clinic in March 2005. Her mother disappeared soon after she took Sarah to the hospital, and her father...
Josiah
Josiah's mother is deceased, and his father remains unknown. He and his twin brother Joseph arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2003.
Patricia
Due to his own medical issues, Patricia's father could not provide for her basic needs after her mother's death.
Samuel
Both of Samuel's parents died in 2001 soon after he was born.
Monicah
Monicah's mother is believed to be dead, and her father is unknown.
Tonny
Tonny’s mother abandoned him immediately after birth.
Faith
Faith’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and her father died soon after in an accident.
Moses
Social Services recommended that Moses be removed from his home because his parents could not take care of him properly.
Mary
Mary is a double orphan who was placed in the care of her uncle and his family after the death of her parents.
Marcel
Marcel was found wandering alone near a church close to the Burundi border.
Boniface
Boniface is a double orphan. He and his twin brother, Leonard, were taken to live with their uncle. The uncle was not physically well and unable to...
James
James was orphaned after his mother was involved in a fatal road accident in April 2005.
Perpetual
Perpetual’s father had a heart attack at work and died, and her mother died in December 2008 after a lingering illness.
Semegne
Semegne was orphaned shortly after she was born. No one knows her mother's whereabouts, and her father is dead.
Charity
Both Charity's parents were killed during riots in Jos, Nigeria. She came to live at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2003.
Maria
After both Maria's parents died, she was left in the care of her impoverished grandmother who could not adequately care for her.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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