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Yesunesh
Yesunesh
Yesunesh was born in Mojo, Ethiopia. Her father died when she was only a few months old, and her mother soon abandoned her after his death. Her paternal uncle cared for her before she came to Rafiki. Though he tried, he could not provide for her basic needs and sought help. Yesunesh arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia in 2010. Since then, she has bonded well with her Rafiki Mother and siblings and enjoyed learning new things in school. Yesunesh enjoys reading. She is especially eager to learn more about God's Word. Yesunesh's favorite Bible verse is Proverbs 1:7 because it teaches her that true knowledge is not knowing something but fearing God.
DOB: May 1, 2007
Kilonzi
Kilonzi arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya with his older brother Mumo in 2006.
Augustine
Augustine and his two brothers lived with their impoverished grandmother after the death of their parents.
Esther
Esther and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Benjamin
Benjamin faced a childhood trauma when his mother was killed in the Liberian Civil War.
Beatrice
Beatrice was left in the care of her aunt after her parents died in 2006. They lived in a two-room house with nine other relatives.
Rebecca
Rebecca's mother abandoned her shortly after giving birth to her.
Naomi
Naomi’s mother abandoned her, and her father is unknown. She and her two siblings, John and Michael, were in the care of their blind grandmother...
Lackson
Lackson became a double orphan at age 6 when both his mother and father died.
Tizeta
Tizeta was abandoned by her mother, and her father is unknown.
Catherine
Catherine was found wandering the streets of her village when she was approximately two years old.
Harriet
Harriet's father passed away from AIDs, and her mother was also diagnosed HIV+ and was no longer able to care for her.
Hillary
Hillary’s mother died in childbirth, so he was brought to the AIC babies’ home in Mogogosiek—a village four hours from Rafiki Village Kenya. He had...
James
After the death of his parents, James's grandmother took care of him and his brother, Frank.
Susanna
Susanna’s mother died within a month of giving birth to her. Her father abandoned her and was then reported to have died.
Ruth
Ruth’s mother died in September 2002, and her father is unknown.
Rinet
Rinet's mother was terminally ill and not expected to live much longer when it was suggested that Rinet be moved to the Rafiki Village.
Kwaku
Kwaku’s mother died nine days after giving birth to him and his twin sister.
Aquila
Aquila and his sister Priscilla literally lost their father in Jan 2000, when he went missing after riots broke out near their village. Considered...
Rabecca
Rabecca is a double orphan. She lived with her aunt and grandmother after the death of her parents.
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.
Vivian
Both of Vivian's parents died in 2005. She briefly lived with a maternal uncle, but he was unable to care properly for Vivian.
Maria
Maria’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father died in a car accident in 2008.
Rhoda
Rhoda's mother died when she was a small child, and her father abandoned her.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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