My Name is
Janjay

Janjay
Janjay’s mother died after giving birth to her, and her father died shortly after in a car accident. JanJay and her half-sister, Makatee, were then sent to live with their aunt. Though she tried, she could not provide for the girls' basic needs. Social welfare reviewed the situation and gave approval for the sisters to move to the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2010. Janjay soon began to thrive in her new environment with nutritious food, a bed of her own, and the opportunity to attend school. Janjay's favorite subject is English. She hopes to be a doctor when she grows up because she wants to save Liberian lives, or she would like to be an artist. Janjay loves Jesus because He is her Savior and Creator; she knows that nothing can separate her from His love. She cherishes Psalm 19:1 because it speaks about the beauty of God's creation.
DOB: Sep 7, 2003
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Theresia
Theresia and her twin sister, Aurelia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after their mother died of cancer.
Divine
Divine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Elijah
Elijah was referred to Rafiki by an orphanage four hours away from the Village.
Jane
Jane and her sister and cousin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Peter
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Kasayoka
Nancy's (Kasayoka) father died when she was two and her mother died eighteen months later.
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.
Miatta
Miatta’s mother died of yellow fever and her father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Leticia
Leticia and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village in Rwanda in 2012.
Esther
When Esther’s parents passed away, she was placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Judith
After Judith’s mother passed away in 2006, she was placed in the care of her grandmother, who could not provide for her basic needs.
Kenny
Kenny and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Esther
Esther's father died in 2004, and her mother died six months later.
Jeremiah
Before Jeremiah arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011, he lived at a children's home in Moshi for four years with no known family.
Jamesetta
Jamesetta, her sister, Amelia, and her brother, Jimmy, arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012.
Catherine
Both Catherine's mother and father are deceased.
Miriam
Miriam was found at a local market in the Machakos district of Kenya.
Sarah
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Kofi
Kofi’s mother suffered from psychological issues, and she was deemed mentally unfit to care for him by social welfare services.
Olivier
Olivier arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Peter
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Memory
Memory’s mother died four days after her birth.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.