My Name is
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
Diane
Diane’s father was never known. When her mother died in 2006, Diane went to live with her aunt.
Esau
Esau's mother died while delivering his younger brother, Isaac, and his father died the next year in a car accident.
Martha
After the death of her parents, Martha and her sisters lived with their aunt.
Linda
Linda's parents died in 2004. She was living with relatives for a time, but they found they could not provide for her and her brother, Caleb.
Millicent
After the death of her father and mother, Millicent was placed in the care of her aunt.
Serge Bebito
Serge (Bebito)'s parents both died when was a small child.
Rachel
Rachel’s parents died from a terminal illness.
Beauregard
Beauregard’s mother died soon after giving birth to him in November, 2006.
Chawanangwa
Both Chawanangwa’s parents are deceased.
Jane
Both Jane's parents died when she was a young child, making her a double orphan.
Abigail
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Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of HIV in 2010.
Perpetual
Perpetual arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Lonnie
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, Lonnie was called “Lonely” because both of her parents were deceased.
Innocent
Innocent’s mother died in 2005, and his father abandoned him, leaving him in the care of an uncle who also abandoned him as a child.
Judith
Judith’s father died in 2008, and her mother died in 2009.
Lillian
Lillian lost both her parents to AIDS when she was a young child.
Faith
Faith’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and her father died soon after in an accident.
Rachel Mwila
Rachel was one of thirteen children living at a farm with her grandparents.
Julius
Julius’s mother abandoned him after his father died. He came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in March 2008.
Ben
Ben’s mother died in November 2006, and his father sometime before that.
James
James’ mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, Joseph.
Susanna
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Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.