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Zelalem
Zelalem
Zelalem and her twin brother, Malesse, were orphaned when they were only a year old. Their mother became pregnant while working at a hotel, and their father was never a part of their lives. When their mother died, a cousin and his mother cared for the twins. Because of poor health, they could no longer provide for the children, and the situation became desperate. The Women and Children’s Agency in Mojo, Ethiopia contacted Rafiki. Zelalem and her brother arrived at the Village in 2015. Zelalem now enjoys studying the Bible. Her favorite Bible verse is Romans 9:20–21 and her favorite hymn is "Nothing but the Blood" because it teaches her about how God forgives her sin.
DOB: Feb 8, 2010
Mary
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Florence
Florence's father died before she was born and her mother died of an illness when she was only three months old.
Makatee
.Makatee’s mother died in a car accident when she was eleven months old.
Maria
After both Maria's parents died, she was left in the care of her impoverished grandmother who could not adequately care for her.
Philemon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Hannah
Hannah’s mother abandoned her shortly after she was born. Hannah came to Rafiki Village Kenya at less than a month old in August 2006. Now, she is...
Eva
Eva and her brother Lemmy were living with their grandmother, who attempted to feed the children on a daily basis but often was not able to.
Kwaku
Kwaku’s mother died nine days after giving birth to him and his twin sister.
Naomie
Naomie was living with her mother in Burundi when her mother became ill and died.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel lived with his elderly grandmother after the death of his parents.
Abel
Abel was found abandoned as a baby.
Belis
Belis' mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Catherine
Catherine was abandoned immediately after she was born.
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zalalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Awumbe
Awumbe and his brother and sister, Atimbil and Azuma, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Adam
Adam’s mother died giving birth to him, and his father died from complications of malaria.
Mary
Both of Mary’s parents were ill. Her father abandoned her mother, and her mother gave her up because she was too sick to care for her.
Enoch
Enoch’s mother worked at Rafiki. Her last request before her death was her hope that Enoch could come to live at Rafiki Village Nigeria.
Ellen
Ellen arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2003.
Tabitha
Both of Tabitha’s parents died before she was four years old, leaving her and her four older brothers and sisters as orphans.
Teeweh
Teeweh and his older sister Adele arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012 after their mother died and their father gave them up.
Esther
Esther's father died in 2004, and her mother died six months later.
Honorine
Both Mufasha's mother and father died when she was a young child.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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