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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
Enoch
Enoch’s father died in 2008, and his mother died the following year.
Alick
Alick is a double orphan. He lived with his grandparents after the death of his mother in 2007.
Khumbo
Khumbo's mother died in 2007 when he was two years old, and his father’s whereabouts remain unknown.
Isaac
Isaac's mother died while delivering him, and his father died the following year in a car accident.
Lilian
Lilian was born a twin but was separated from her brother at birth.
Anna
Anna was left on a porch in Monrovia, Liberia when she was eighteen months old.
Gad
Gad's mother died immediately after he was born in 2010 in Kigali, Rwanda.
Emanuel
Emanuel’s mother died when he was eighteen months old, and his father is unknown.
Pierre
Pierre and his brother were orphaned after both their parents died of AIDS.
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.
Rich
Rich’s mother died in 2011, and his father abandoned him.
Ben
Before arriving at the Rafiki village, Ben and his five siblings lived with their grandmother, along with her six children, in a one-room house.
Francisca
Francisca’s mother died after a short illness when Francisca was one year old. Her father died six months later.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was abandoned at a hospital in Rwanda when he was twelve months old, had malaria, and weighed only eleven pounds. The police have searched...
Martin
Martin was abandoned in May 2002 when he was two years old. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2004.
Edwin
Edwin’s father abandoned him when he was a young child, leaving him with his uncle.
Stanley
Both of Stanley's parents contracted a fatal illness and died when he was a young child.
Patience
Patience was abandoned by her mother in 2005, and her father cared for her until he died in 2008.
Faith
Faith’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and her father died soon after in an accident.
Purity
After her parents died in 2004, Purity was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle.
Racheal
After both her parents died, Racheal lived in her grandfather's care.
Beatrice
After both Beatrice's parents died, she lived with her grandparents and four brothers and sisters for a time.
Jennifer
Jennifer and her twin sisters lived with their aunt and her family after the death of their parents.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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