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Flavia
Flavia and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Ugandan social welfare. Their father died in July 2006 from complications due to AIDS, and their mother was also HIV+ and not expected to live long. The children are all HIV negative, but they were very thin and anemic when they were found. All four children arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2006. Flavia's favorite Luganda, a traditional language, phrase is "okwetegekera ebiseera ebyomu maaso," which means "prepare yourself for the future." Flavia understands that God is preparing her for a strong future through the Rafiki classical Christian curriculum. She does well in English language arts and math. Flavia strives to love others well like her Lord and Savior.
DOB: May 6, 2005
Janjay
Janjay’s mother died after giving birth to her, and her father died shortly after in a car accident.
Catherine
Catherine’s mother died in 2005, and her father committed suicide in 2008.
Nixon
The father of Nixon died early in his life and his mother had a fatal illness. She and the extended family felt it best to give Nixon a new start...
Enid
After Enid’s mother and father died, she went to live with her aunt.
Patience
Patience’s mother died a month after she was born. Her father was killed a year later in a farming accident.
Leonard
Leonard is a double orphan. He and his twin brother, Boniface, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Jamila Naomi
Naomi's mother gave her over to the care of her aunt.
Donatha
Donatha’s life began in difficulty. Because Donatha's mother died when she was young, and her father abandoned her shortly after, she has never...
Ruth
Ruth’s mother died in September 2002, and her father is unknown.
Caroline
Caroline's parents died within one year of each other before she turned three years old.
Rachel
Rachel was orphaned when she was just three months old and was then taken in by her grandparents.
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
Bethlehem
Bethlehem's (Betty's) mother abandoned her to go find work and left her with a neighbor.
Alice
After Alice’s mother and father died, she and her brother Wilson were left in the care of an uncle.
Aurelia
Aurelia and her twin sister, Theresia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after the death of their mother from cancer.
Tendo
Tendo and her two sisters, Christina and Peace, were orphaned as small children and then lived with their grandmother for a time.
Tizeta
Tizeta was abandoned by her mother, and her father is unknown.
Millicent
After the death of her father and mother, Millicent was placed in the care of her aunt.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth’s father died in 2005, and her mother died soon after in 2007.
Gideon
Gideon's parents were killed in 2010 when mudslides buried their village and the families living there.
Joyce
Very little is known about Joyce’s life before Rafiki.
Gelane
Gelane’s parents died two years apart from one another.
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of HIV in 2010.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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