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Sumaya
Sumaya's father died from complications due to AIDS and her mother started living with another man who did not want Sumaya. Sumaya's grandmother could not take care of Sumaya, and her mother was not willing to care for her so Sumaya was considered abandoned by social welfare. She was released into Rafiki's care and arrived at her new home in October 2005. Now, Sumaya is doing well in math, biology, English, and literature. She enjoys math and biology most of all because she is interested in numbers, problem solving, and nature. She has sought help with history, geography, and Bible classes. She knows God loves and cares for her and is absolutely stumped by the fact that He also cares about the trees, rocks, animals, birds, and everything else. Sumaya also knows that education is the key for her future, and she knows that she must strive to master all her subjects.
DOB: Oct 10, 2001
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Charity
Both Charity's parents were killed during riots in Jos, Nigeria. She came to live at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2003.
Kenny
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Andrew
Andrew arrived at the A.I. Children’s Home in Kitui, Kenya in 2000.
Haggart
After both Haggart's parents died, he arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Patience
Patience was abandoned by her mother in 2005, and her father cared for her until he died in 2008.
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister Zalalem were orphaned when they were only a year old. Their mother became pregnant while working at a hotel, and their...
Lucy
Lucy's parents died in 2011. She lived with an unemployed uncle and his children until Social Welfare determined that Lucy would excel in school if...
Kelvin
Kelvin and his sister had been in the care of their grandparents since the death of their mother and father. The grandparents found it difficult to...
Innocent
Innocent’s mother died in 2005, and his father abandoned him, leaving him in the care of an uncle who also abandoned him as a child.
Stanley
Both of Stanley's parents contracted a fatal illness and died when he was a young child.
Hope
Hope’s father died HIV positive, and his mother was also living HIV positive and was very sick. She wanted Hope placed in a good home before she died.
Blessing
Blessing was abandoned by her mother, and her father remains unknown.
David
At eight months old, David was abandoned around midnight in a suburb of Kampala, Uganda. He was taken to a babies' home, and he lived there for a...
Natnael
After his mother died, Natnael went to live with his grandmother.
Efe
When Efe was a young child, her mother was deemed mentally unfit to care for her.
Adam
Adam is a double orphan. His mother and father died of malaria in 2007. When Adam’s parents died, the family members divided the siblings. Adam...
Florence
Florence's father died before she was born and her mother died of an illness when she was only three months old.
Yordanos
Yordanos’ mother abandoned her in 2006. Her mother left Yordanos with her grandfather, and she never returned. Her grandfather was very poor and...
Tracy
Tamar’s father died in 2002 of whooping cough and several months later her mother died after a brief period of illness. Tamar was staying with a...
Theresa
Theresa’s mother died within days after giving birth to Theresa and her twin sister, Josephine. The father’s parents were caring for the girls...
Feyise
Feyise, along with her brother Gadissa, were orphaned in 2008. They were in the care of an aunt, living in a very impoverished situation. Their...
Gift
Gift was abandoned by his parents and lived with his grandmother. When a home visit was done by the social worker it was discovered that he was not...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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