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Yeabsira
Yeabisira's mother left him with her brother when he was just one year old, and his father remains unknown. Yeabisira's uncle could not work as a day laborer and care for his young nephew at the same time, and he sought help for Yeabisira. Before arriving at the Village, Yeabisira had low hemoglobin and was in poor health. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia in 2011. His health soon improved with nutritious food, extra vitamins, and supplements. Yeabsira now continues to grow physically and spiritually. He prays for his family, his teachers, and his sponsors. He asks for prayers for good health, for success in school, and for obedience in all things. Yeabisira's favorite hymn is "Come Thou Fount" because it teaches him to praise God.
DOB: Jan 23, 2009
Keza
Keza was brought to her elderly grandmother in 2009 after both her parents died of sickness.
Joseph Owen
Owen and his three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Betty
Both of Betty’s parents died when she was young. Her mother contracted cerebral malaria, and her father died in a car accident.
Catherine
Both Catherine's mother and father are deceased.
Gifty
Both of Gifty’s parents died between 2005 and 2008. Social welfare referred her to the Rafiki Foundation, and she arrived at the Rafiki Village...
Francesca
Francesca's mentally ill mother would leave her, her brother Martey, and her sister Selom unattended for days at a time.
Beatrice
After both Beatrice's parents died, she lived with her grandparents and four brothers and sisters for a time.
Eunice
Eunice's father died when she was two years old, and her mother died a year later.
Jackson
Jackson’s mother and father died of health complications in 2013.
Stanley
Both of Stanley's parents contracted a fatal illness and died when he was a young child.
Zerubabel
After Zerubabel's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Martha
Martha's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Besufekad
Besufekad’s mother had mental-health problems and could not properly care for him.
Lemmy
Lemmy and his sister, Eva, were living with their grandmother, who did not have the means to feed them every day, before they came to Rafiki.
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...
Diane
Diane’s father was never known. When her mother died in 2006, Diane went to live with her aunt.
Dorcas
Dorcas was abandoned by both her parents at birth.
Rocklin
Rocklin’s grandparents cared for her after the death of her parents.
Rahab
Rahab’s mother was unable to care for her and her father remains unknown.
Loveness
Loveness is a double orphan; her mother died just ten months after she was born, and her father died some time before that.
Naomi
Naomi and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Moses
Social Services recommended that Moses be removed from his home because his parents could not take care of him properly.
Theresa
Theresa’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Josephine.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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