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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
Benjamin
Benjamin faced a childhood trauma when his mother was killed in the Liberian Civil War.
Zerubabel
After Zerubabel's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Uwase
Uwase’s parents died of an unknown sickness.
Beauregard
Beauregard’s mother died soon after giving birth to him in November, 2006.
Esther
Esther's father died in 2004, and her mother died six months later.
Munyithya
Munyithya's father died four months after he was born, and his mother followed eighteen months later before his second birthday.
Andrew
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2008, Andrew was a double orphan living with his impoverished aunt who only survived off the...
Kefas
Kafes’s father died a few months before he was born, and his mother died when he was two years old.
Reuben
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Simon
Simon was found abandoned alongside the road in 2001.
Emelyne
Emelyne was brought to her elderly grandmother after both her parents died.
Isaac
Isaac’s mother died an hour after she gave birth to him, and his father shortly abandoned him after he was born.
Caleb
Caleb’s mother was placed in prison when he was young child, and his father is unknown.
Blessing
Blessing was abandoned by her mother, and her father remains unknown.
Charles
Charles was abandoned as a baby and taken to a local orphanage. Little is known about his background or his family.
Leah
Elizabeth
Elizabeth’s father died in 2005, and her mother died soon after in 2007.
Nathan
Both of Nathan's parents died when he was young child.
Simeon
In 2009, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare closed an orphanage due to adoption violations.
Aaron
Aaron lived with his grandmother before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia
Irene
After both her mother and father abandoned her, Irene lived with her grandmother for a time.
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.
Gad
Gad's mother died immediately after he was born in 2010 in Kigali, Rwanda.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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