My Name is
Patrick
Patrick
After Patrick’s mother and father died, he went to live with his uncle for a time. His uncle had the responsibility of taking care of eleven children. He struggled to take care of their basic needs, could not send all the children to school, and sought help. Patrick was referred to Rafiki and arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia in 2010. Patrick writes his own plays and song lyrics, and he enjoys singing hymns. Patrick believes Jesus is his Savior and God, and he strives to glorify God.
DOB: Apr 16, 2005
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Genet
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Gracious
Gracious’s mother died of stomach cancer shortly after giving birth to her.
Inocent
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Purity
After her parents died in 2004, Purity was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle.
Gad
Gad's mother died immediately after he was born in 2010 in Kigali, Rwanda.
Beatrice
Beatrice’s mother was mentally ill and living on the streets.
Janjay
Janjay’s mother died after giving birth to her, and her father died shortly after in a car accident.
Sindani
Sindani and her two older sisters were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their parents.
Julie
Following the death of their parents, Julie and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Zerubabel
After Zerubabel's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
Diane
Diane’s father was never known. When her mother died in 2006, Diane went to live with her aunt.
Isaac
Isaac and his twin sister, Sandra, moved to their home at the Rafiki Village Ghana in March 2011.
Brino
Brino's mother died of an illness when he was very young, and his father remains unknown. He and his brother Kenny arrived at the Rafiki Village...
Juliet
Juliet Faith was found abandoned in a remote area outside of Nairobi, Kenya.
Mary
After the death of her parents, Mary and her sisters lived with their aunt.
Brian
Brian was abandoned in the hospital as a new born by his young mother.
Martha
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Susan
Susan was abandoned as a child and was placed in a temporary place for abandoned children before being assigned to the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2006.
Awumbe
Awumbe and his brother and sister, Atimbil and Azuma, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Racheal
Racheal's birth mother has never been located. Her father took another wife, abandoned Racheal, and never returned. She arrived at the Rafiki...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.