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Besufekad
Besufekad
Besufekad’s mother had mental-health problems and could not properly care for him. The local community looked out for him for the first four years of his life. At one point, he lived on the street until a volunteer with a local ministry took him in; she referred him to the Rafiki Foundation for a permanent home. He arrived at Rafiki Village Ethiopia in 2014. Besufekad now has an easy-going personality. He is social and enjoys conversing with others. His favorite hymn is "Holy, Holy, Holy" because it reminds him that God alone is holy.
DOB: Jun 5, 2010
Racheal
After both her parents died, Racheal lived in her grandfather's care.
Martey
Martey and his sisters, Selom and Francesca, were often left unattended for days at a time by their mentally ill mother.
Eyob
After his father's death, Eyob's mother abandoned him.
Champ
Champ's mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Beniyam
Beniyam was born in Mojo. His mother died when he was three years old, and his father abandoned him, giving him to his maternal grandparents.
Charles
After the death of their father, Charles and his brother, Denis, went to live with their impoverished aunt in a small, one-room house.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was cared for by a pastor of a small Baptist church and his wife after his mother died.
Paul
Paul's mother abandoned him at a young age, and his father remains unknown. Upon arriving at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2012, it was learned...
Teeweh
Teeweh and his older sister Adele arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012 after their mother died and their father gave them up.
Yeani
Yeani's parents died in 2010, and she was placed in the care of an aunt.
Theresa
Theresa was abandoned at seven months old by her mother at a shop in downtown Monrovia, Liberia.
Thomas
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi, Thomas and sister, Gloria, lived with their impoverished grandmother and the six other children she...
Erica
Erica and her two sisters are double orphans. They lived with their widowed grandmother after the death of their parents. The grandmother is a yam...
Eric
After his mother died, Eric and his older brother, Eliya, were placed in the care of their aunt.
Samuel
Samuel was like many children when they first arrive at Rafiki. He arrived with no shoes, and he looked very malnourished.
Edwin
Edwin’s father abandoned him when he was a young child, leaving him with his uncle.
Jennifer
Jennifer is one of three triplets. Her mother passed away shortly after giving birth to her and her sisters Janet and Joanna.
Biruk
Biruk’s mother was very young when she gave birth to him.
Nehemiah
Both Nehemiah’s mother and father are deceased.
Israel
Israel’s mother died in 2001 when he was two years old, and his father died in 2003.
Mary
Mary is a double orphan who was placed in the care of her uncle and his family after the death of her parents.
Rachel
Rachel’s parents died from a terminal illness.
Zerubabel
After Zerubabel's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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