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Michael
Michael’s mother abandoned him, and his father is unknown. He and his two siblings Naomi and John had been in the care of their blind, impoverished grandmother before coming to the Rafiki Village. Michael and his siblings arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya 2009. He enjoys studying mathematics and Kiswahili, a traditional language. He is quiet and honest, and he regularly volunteers in class. He continues to pray to be diligent in his studies and his reading of God's Word.
DOB: Mar 23, 2006
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.
Gertrude
Gertrude (Trudy) was orphaned after her father and mother died within a year of each other.
Ben
Before arriving at the Rafiki village, Ben and his five siblings lived with their grandmother, along with her six children, in a one-room house.
Isaiah
Isaiah was placed into his grandparents care of following the death of his parents.
Elizabeth
After Elizabeth’s mother died in July of 2005, her children came to live with their maternal aunt who worked as a mother’s assistant at the Rafiki...
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was abandoned at a hospital in Rwanda when he was twelve months old, had malaria, and weighed only eleven pounds. The police have searched...
Dumisani
After the death of his parents, Dumisani arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Jane
Both Jane's parents died when she was a young child, making her a double orphan.
Jennifer
Jennifer is one of three triplets. Her mother passed away shortly after giving birth to her and her sisters Janet and Joanna.
Hana
Hana’s mother died in 2008, and her father remains unknown.
Florence
Florence's father died before she was born and her mother died of an illness when she was only three months old.
Grace Masozi
Grace lived with her grandmother after the death of her mother and father in 2006.
Abena
Abena's and her brother’s mother was declared mentally unstable, and the children were cared for by their father until he abandoned them to their...
Daniel
Daniel and his brother were orphaned after their parents died.
Jehoshaphat
Both of Jehosephat’s parents died of a fatal illness when he was a young child.
Wilson
Both Wilson’s mother and father died when he was a small child. Wilson and his sister were then referred to the Rafiki Village Uganda in September...
Joseph
Very little is known about Joseph's early years, except that his mother died and his father abandoned him.
Priscilla
Priscilla's father went missing after riots broke out near their village when she was a child.
Glen
Glen was found abandoned in 2005.
Mary
Mary lived with her maternal grandmother after her mother's death. Her mother died in 2003 when Mary just over one year old.
Shedrak
Shedrak’s mother died in 2006 and his father died shortly after.
Moses
Moses’s mother died shortly after she gave birth to him.
Veronica
Veronica and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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