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Zelalem
Zelalem
Zelalem and her twin brother, Malesse, were orphaned when they were only a year old. Their mother became pregnant while working at a hotel, and their father was never a part of their lives. When their mother died, a cousin and his mother cared for the twins. Because of poor health, they could no longer provide for the children, and the situation became desperate. The Women and Children’s Agency in Mojo, Ethiopia contacted Rafiki. Zelalem and her brother arrived at the Village in 2015. Zelalem now enjoys studying the Bible. Her favorite Bible verse is Romans 9:20–21 and her favorite hymn is "Nothing but the Blood" because it teaches her about how God forgives her sin.
DOB: Feb 8, 2010
Serena
Serena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Serena and her twin sister, Rena.
Leticia
Leticia's parents died of HIV in 2010. She and her brother were brought to live with their aunt, but she was unable to care for them.
Hannah
Hannah arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in April 2010.
Elube
Elube’s parents died when she was a young child.
Abraham
Abraham's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Wesen, eighteen months later.
Grace
Grace was orphaned when she was only three months old.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel and his sister, Mary, were born to a mentally-ill mother who lacked the mental and physical faculties to care for them, and their father...
Abel
Abel was found abandoned as a baby.
Aurelia
Aurelia and her twin sister, Theresia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after the death of their mother from cancer.
Hellen
Helen was found lost and crying in the streets in 2003.
Isaac
Isaac was brought to the Rafiki Village in 2011.
Shadreck
After the death of his parents, Shadreck was in the care of an impoverished widow could not properly feed him.
Abel
Abel's mother died when he was one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Emanuel
Emanuel’s father died in a mountain climbing accident shortly before Emanuel was born, and his mother died when he was five years old.
James
James’ mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, Joseph.
Kirk
Kirk was found abandoned at the police lines in the city of Nairobi, Kenya.
Kelvin
Kelvin and his sister had been in the care of their grandparents since the death of their mother and father. The grandparents found it difficult to...
Emily
Before Emily arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, she was in the care of an aunt and uncle who did not have the means to properly feed her.
Charles
Timothy was orphaned as an infant and brought to a babies' home in Kitui in 1997.
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
Tabitha
Tabitha was abandoned as a child, and none of her family members were able to care for her.
Nahom
Nahom’s mother died when he was just nine months old, and his father died when he was twenty months old.
Makatee
.Makatee’s mother died in a car accident when she was eleven months old.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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