My Name is
Semegne

Semegne
Semegne was orphaned shortly after she was born. Her mother abandoned her, and her father is dead. Semegne's aunt cared for her but found it difficult to find enough food for both Semegne and her own children. Semegne was very malnourished when she arrived at the Rafiki Village in March 2015, but she grew stronger each day with a well-balanced diet, a good routine, and lots of play. Semegne now enjoys studying the Bible. Her favorite story in the Bible is the story about David and Goliath because David doesn't boast in his own power; he boasts in the power of God. It reminds her to trust in God and not her own ability.
DOB: Aug 7, 2009
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Tumsifu was abandoned at birth and spent his first five years of his life at an orphanage in Tanzania.
Deborah
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John
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Gabriela
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Charles
After the death of their father, Charles and his brother, Denis, went to live with their impoverished aunt in a small, one-room house.
Joseph
Joseph is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2007.
Smart
Smart’s mother died two weeks after his birth, and his father died soon after her.
John
Very few details are known about John. His mother is deceased and his father is presumed to be as well.
Abel
Abel's mother died when he was one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Sandra
Sandra and her twin brother, Isaac, moved to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2011.
Innocent
Both of Innocent's parents are deceased. Soon after his mother's death, Innocent was diagnosed with tuberculosis and began treatment.
Gelane
Gelane’s parents died two years apart from one another.
Catherine
Catherine’s mother died in 2005, and her father committed suicide in 2008.
Patience
Patience’s mother died a month after she was born. Her father was killed a year later in a farming accident.
Sarai
Sarai was taken in by her grandmother after the death of her father and mother.
Estery
Both of Estery's (Esther) parents passed away from an illness when she was a young child.
Rich
Rich’s mother died in 2011, and his father abandoned him.
Sara
Sara's mother abandoned her when she was a young child, and her father remains unknown.
Atimbil
Atimbil and his brother and sister, Awumbe and Azuma, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Mary
Mary was placed at Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Justina
Justina and her twin sister Josephine arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi after their mother died and their father abandoned them.
George
After George’s mother and father died, he was placed in the care of his sixteen-year-old aunt.
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned when she was just one week old.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.