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Frederick
Frederick’s mother died in 2008, and his father remains unknown. His grandfather cared for him and his younger brother Barakeal for a time. Their grandfather was in poor health and was unable to work and care for the boys. He asked the Rafiki Foundation for help. The boys then moved to the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2009. Fred does very well in art and physical education in school. He also enjoys playing basketball, is very skilled, and often shows good sportsmanship. Fred continues to work diligently in school and to trust in Christ as his personal Lord and Savior.
DOB: Oct 4, 2003
Innocent
Both of Innocent's parents are deceased. Soon after his mother's death, Innocent was diagnosed with tuberculosis and began treatment.
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zalalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Moses
Both of Moses's died when he was a young child.
Emanuel
Emanuel’s mother died in 2007, and his father drowned in a river while fishing in 2009.
Zelalem
Zelalem and her twin brother, Malesse, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Dativa
Dativa’s mother died of AIDs, and her father is unknown to the family.
Janet
Janet's mother died in 2012, and it was soon confirmed that her mother's husband was not her biological father.
Purity
After her parents died in 2004, Purity was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle.
Henry
Henry's mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died soon after his mother.
Samuel
Samuel and his twin brother, Joshua, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Elikem
Elikem's mother was declared mentally unstable, and he and his sister, Abena, were cared for by their father until he abandoned them to their...
Mary
Mary lived in the A. I. Children's Home in Kitui before coming to Rafiki.
Gladys
Gladys is a double orphan. Her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2007.
Anna
Anna arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006, a year after both her parents died.
Blessed
Blessed’s mother abandoned her four days after her birth at the Kakamega Provincial General Hospital.
Lackson
Lackson became a double orphan at age 6 when both his mother and father died.
Priscilla
Priscilla's father went missing after riots broke out near their village when she was a child.
Francis
Francis’s mother died when he was eight months old, and his father died several months her. Francis and his sister Pamela then lived with their...
Ellen
Ellen’s mother gave birth to her and her twin, Helen, on June 23, 2000. The girls' mother then passed in 2002. Ellen and her sister arrived at the...
Rinet
Rinet's mother was terminally ill and not expected to live much longer when it was suggested that Rinet be moved to the Rafiki Village.
Frankson
Frankson and his older sister, Ariet, were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Miatta
Miatta’s mother died of yellow fever and her father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Jonathan
John’s mother died in 2003 in a drowning accident, and his father died later that same year. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2005.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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