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Matias
Matias
After his mother died in 2009, Matias lived with his grandmother. She could not educate or properly care for Matias and asked Rafiki for help. Matias arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011. Matias is now a bright student. He also enjoys playing basketball, and he is a very strong player. It is fun to watch him play. Matias knows that God guides him in everything he does. He strives to do what is right and glorify God in his actions.
DOB: Sep 6, 2007
Naomie
Naomie was living with her mother in Burundi when her mother became ill and died.
Chipo
Chipo’s parents died in a tragic bus accident. Chipo's mother was pregnant with her at the time of the bus accident, and she lived just long enough...
Scolastika
Scolastika and her sister Furahini lived with their grandmother after their father died and their mother disappeared.
Claude
Claude’s father died before he was born, and his mother died in the hospital giving birth to him.
George
George was abandoned as a baby and taken to a local orphanage.
Grace
Grace lived with her grandmother after the death of her mother and father in 2006.
Marcel
Marcel was found wandering alone near a church close to the Burundi border.
Augustus
Augustus, his twin brother Augustine, and his older brother Gideon arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Martey
Martey and his sisters, Selom and Francesca, were often left unattended for days at a time by their mentally ill mother.
Mehiret
Before coming to Rafiki, Mehiret lived with her maternal grandmother.
Tabitha
Tabitha was abandoned as a child, and none of her family members were able to care for her.
Frank
Both Frank's parents died shortly after his birth.
Isaac
Isaac’s Father died in 2006 from an illness, and his mother died giving birth to him.
Gadissa
Gadissa, along with his sister Feyise, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Kiziya
Kiziya’s father died in 2006 after a brief illness, and her mother died while giving birth to her younger brother, Isaac.
Rebecca
Rebecca's mother abandoned her shortly after giving birth to her.
Joseph
Joseph's mother was disabled, and they were internally displaced as a result of the 2007-post-presidential elections violence.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents died in 2005.
Kwame
Kwame, along with his brother and sister, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Abiba
Abiba Ruth's father abandoned her, and her mother is terminally ill.
Olivier
Both of Olivier’s parents died—his father before he was born and his mother a year after his birth.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2007, and his father drowned in a river while fishing in 2009.
Adele
Adele’s father struggled under the weight of caring for a young son with cerebral palsy, the children’s blind grandmother, and his own kidney...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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