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Etsub
Etsub
Etsub and her brother, Robel, lived with their mother before she became terminally ill with liver disease. Their mother was familiar with Rafiki and expressed her desire for the children to be placed at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia when she died because there were no other family members who could care for them. Etsub and Robel became a part of the family at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia in 2014. Etsub says her favorite song is “You are Faithful." Estub is a kind young woman who enjoys studying Scripture. Etsub's favorite Bible verse is Revelation 22:21 because it reminds her of the grace of Jesus. She also enjoys reading the Psalms because they comfort her.
DOB: Jul 18, 2011
Innocent
Innocent is a double orphan. He and his sister were approved by Social Welfare to come to Rafiki in May 2008. They have rapidly transformed thanks...
Godwin
Godwin lived with his unemployed aunt and uncle before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011.
Chipo
Chipo’s parents died in a tragic bus accident. Chipo's mother was pregnant with her at the time of the bus accident, and she lived just long enough...
Gracious
Gracious’s mother died of stomach cancer shortly after giving birth to her.
Joshua
Joshua's parents were killed in 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and the families living there. Joshua, his twin brother Gideon, and...
Judith
Judith’s mother passed away when she was young, and she was then cared for by various relatives before arriving at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2004.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
Atsu
Atsu arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Ruki
Ruki and her older sister were abandoned by their parents at a young age. The two girls were living on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Kwame
Kwame, along with his brother and sister, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Adwoa
Adwoa and her sister, Akua, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Johnson
Johnson’s mother died of an illness ten days after his birth, leaving him abandoned in the hospital.
Makatee
.Makatee’s mother died in a car accident when she was eleven months old.
Mary
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Francisca
Francisca’s mother died after a short illness when Francisca was one year old. Her father died six months later.
Lorine
Lorine was referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya by The Nairobi Children's Home, the orphanage her aunt placed her in as a young child, and she...
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry in Kampala, Uganda. Her parents died in 2008, and she was put in the care of an...
Ashenofi
Both Ashenofi's parents died within a year of each other. He lived with an aunt after their deaths. However, his aunt was unable to properly care...
Kasayoka
Nancy's (Kasayoka) father died when she was two and her mother died eighteen months later.
Clint
Clint was found abandoned at the edge of Thogoto Forest in Dagoretti
Jessica
Jessica was found abandoned as an infant at a community school on September 14, 2009 and was taken to the police station.
Eva
Eva and her brother Lemmy were living with their grandmother, who attempted to feed the children on a daily basis but often was not able to.
Lillian
Lillian lost both her parents to AIDS when she was a young child.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.