My Name is
Katherine
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2006 and has since enjoyed her new home. Kathy loves playing basketball. She is a good team player who displays good sportsmanship. Kathy's favorite subjects are math, English, and biology. She enjoys early sacred music lessons and appreciates the fact that music has been a gift from God since the beginning of the world. Kathy also plays the viola in the Rafiki Youth Orchestra. She seeks to imitate Christ, rejoice in hope, and be in constant prayer.
DOB: Sep 25, 2001
Isaac
Isaac's mother died while delivering him, and his father died the following year in a car accident.
Munyithya
Munyithya's father died four months after he was born, and his mother followed eighteen months later before his second birthday.
Peace
Peace and her sister, Gift, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs.
Cilicia
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Neema
Neema's mother died while giving birth to her, and her father abandoned her.
Ebenezer
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Brenda
Both of Brenda's parents passed away in 2005 of an illness.
Smart
Smart’s mother died two weeks after his birth, and his father died soon after her.
Michelle
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Michael
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth's mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father disappeared after her mother's death.
Jonathan
Not much is known about Jonathan’s parents.
Rosemary
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Lilian
Lilian was born a twin but was separated from her brother at birth.
James
James’ mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, Joseph.
Prince
Prince and his two brothers were abandoned by their mother while they were still young children.
Bernice
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Aquila
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Rabson
Rabson and his brother, Vincent, lived with their grandmother after their parents died in 2011.
Zachariah
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Isaac
Isaac was abandoned by his grandmother who could not care for him as a small child.
Paul
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Emmanuel
Emmanuel and his sister, Mary, were born to a mentally-ill mother who lacked the mental and physical faculties to care for them, and their father...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.