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John
Both of John’s parents died, leaving him as a double orphan. His uncle struggled to care for him with four children of his own and no work. He eventually sought help for John. John was malnourished when he came to Rafiki in 2004. He soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment at the Village. John is now a very good student who enjoys school. He desires to study law, journalism, political science, philosophy, or music at a university. He sees education as a journey and not a destination. John strives to look more like Jesus every day, and he continues to pray to become a man after God's own heart.
DOB: Jul 29, 1999
Joseph
Joseph is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2007.
Mathias
Mathias’s mother died a year after his father died.
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
Ebenezer
After Ebenezer's parents died, he and his brother were left in the care of his aunt who was unable to adequately feed them.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was unable to care for him and abandoned him.
James
James’ mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, Joseph.
Isaka
Isaka's mother was unable to care for him due to physical limitations, so he was placed in an orphanage that cared for young children.
Sibongile
Sibongile’s mother was impoverished and unable to care for her or her sister Siphwe.
Abraham
After Abraham's mother died, he was sent to live with his aunt.
Isaac
Isaac’s mother died an hour after she gave birth to him, and his father shortly abandoned him after he was born.
Leah
Leah was abandoned as a baby, and her parents remain unknown.
Erick
Erick lived with his impoverished uncle who could not provide for his needs before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Caroline
Caroline's parents died within one year of each other before she turned three years old.
Mary
Both of Mary’s parents were ill. Her father abandoned her mother, and her mother gave her up because she was too sick to care for her.
Genet
Genet’s mother died when she was a year old, and her father is unknown.
Kelvin
Kelvin and his sister had been in the care of their grandparents since the death of their mother and father. The grandparents found it difficult to...
Abigail
Abigail was originally part of the second group of triplets to arrive at the Rafiki Village Ghana.
Ruth
Ruth’s mother brought her to the nursery of a hospital for an exam and then abandoned her there.
Gabriel
After Gabriel's father died in 2006, his ailing mother contacted social welfare services to intervene in her son's life.
George
George was abandoned as a baby and taken to a local orphanage.
Isaac
Isaac’s Father died in 2006 from an illness, and his mother died giving birth to him.
Paulina
Paulina’s father died before she was born, and her mother died in 2003.
Blessing
Blessing's mother died in childbirth in May, 2006.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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