Negassa's mother died in 2008, and his father abandoned him soon after her death.
Very few details are known about John. His mother is deceased and his father is presumed to be as well.
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Yaw is gentle by nature and gets along well with everyone he encounters. He enjoys the Rafiki school because he learns about God and grows in faith.
Romeo's grandmother cared for him after the death of his parents.
After the death of Maurin's parents, she and her younger brother, Kelvin, went to live with their grandparents.
Naitoti, her sister, Nasha, and their cousin, Furaha, were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their fathers.
After their parents' death, John and his brother were given to an impoverished uncle who could not properly care for the boys' needs.
Aurelia and her twin sister, Theresia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after the death of their mother from cancer.