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Furahini
Furahini
Furahini and her sister, Scolastika, lived with their grandmother after their mother disappeared. Their grandmother cared for ten children of her own and three grandchildren. She asked if Rafiki would provide Furahini and Scolastika with a permanent home. Their grandmother was incredibly thankful and happy when the girls arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2014. Furahini's name means "enjoyment," and she lives up to her name with her sunny personality. She enjoys school and learning. She loves the Lord and is continually grateful to be at the Rafiki Village Tanzania. She enjoys studying God's Word and singing praises to him with her Rafiki family and classmates.
DOB: Jan 14, 2011
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of HIV in 2010.
Mapalo
Mapalo’s grandmother was caring for ten of her grandchildren as well as four of her own children.
Yigerem
In 2001, Yigerem's parents died and his uncle began caring for him.
Judith
Judith's parents were killed in tribal clashes in 2002. She and her brother Josiah came to the Village in 2004.
Eunice
Eunice's father died when she was two years old, and her mother died a year later.
Samson
Both of Samson's parents died when he was a young child.
Gabriel
Gabriel’s mother died in an accident, and his father died of complications from malaria.
Rose
Both of Roses's parents are deceased.
Alexander
Both Alex's parents are deceased. He came to live in the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2003.
Eves
After the death of both of her parents, Eves was left in the care of an impoverished aunt who could not properly feed her.
Abraham
Abraham’s mother died when he was just nine months old.
Pamela
Pamela’s mother died when her brother Francis was eight months old.
Lusia
After Lusia's mother died, she lived with her aunt
Dereck
Dereck’s mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin sister Diana.
Divine
Divine was placed in the care of her aunt after both her parents died of an illness.
Aida
Aida was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by the Katherine Hines Ministries, a local orphanage in Kampala.
Maria
Maria’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father died in a car accident in 2008.
Ruth
Ruth’s mother brought her to the nursery of a hospital for an exam and then abandoned her there.
Gracious
Gracious’s mother died of stomach cancer shortly after giving birth to her.
Gershom
Gershom’s mother died in April 2007, and his father died some years before that.
Francine
When Francine was a small baby, her mother took her to Francine’s grandmother’s home and then disappeared, abandoning her.
Grace
Grace’s mother abandoned her and her brother, Martin, and their father died in 2005. The children arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana that year.
Kirk
Kirk was found abandoned at the police lines in the city of Nairobi, Kenya.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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